The incident took place on August 6, 2019 in Ibi, Taraba State.
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A statement by Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, Director of Defence Information, on Thursday in Abuja, said that such insinuation could only emanate from an uninformed position.
The Defence Headquarters said on Friday that a new salary structure had not been approved for the members of the Armed Forces of Nigeria.
Brig.-Gen. John Agim, the Acting Director of Defence Information, described the alleged action in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday as a “malicious trend”.
Brig.-Gen. John Agim, the Acting Director Defence Informatio, stated this in a statement on Monday, saying that the success was recorded in a four-pronged clearance operation at the weekend.
The statement said these latest tactics of the terrorists is a grand design to cause fear and panic among the farmers as well as the local populace
Consequently, it is important to reiterate that since inception of the operation there has always been a hierarchy of command and control as indeed in all military operations. The Armed Forces Act (AFA), Cap A20, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (LFN), 2004 in Section 7, clearly states the appointment of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and his powers
“The military, being a component of the society, is equally worried and is doing everything possible to address the current security challenges. The search for abducted Chibok school girls and the rescue of other Nigerian in hostage has never relapse as could be attested to in recent times where hundreds of women and children were rescued by the military through its coordinated operations
“Indeed, he needs to be told that by virtue of their better training, exposure, education, assessment and environment, the military personnel of today are already far beyond his level in their appreciation of democracy and its indispensability for the stable and prosperous society which Nigerians cherish
The site, according to information by the Director of Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade, was hacked into in the early hours of Friday
The Defence Headquarters said in the statement on its blog: “At about 2200hours yesterday 13 November 2014, a ground attack helicopter on an armed patrol crashed around the Federal University of Technology Yola, Adamawa State
As Nigerian military intensifies battle against the deadly insurgents, Boko Haram, troops on Saturday killed no fewer than 50 Boko Haram members.
Nigerian military has again assured the citizens and the international community that it would do everything possible to defend the territorial integrity of the nation.
This information was contained in a statement by Major General Chris Olukolade, the Director of Defence Information in Abuja
The Director of Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade, made the disclosure when he briefed newsmen on the security situation in the three states under state of emergency
The team will visit troops deployed in remote locations in Yobe State to verify the effectiveness of patrols and cordon and search operations directed at forestalling any further breach of security and tracking down perpetrators of the weekend attack
Olukolade also described the report, which said that Nigerians were trooping into Niger Republic, as a deliberate attempt to whip up sentiments against the country’s national institutions
His statement reads: “In continuation of the mission to rid the nation’s territories of all insurgents activities, the Special Forces have apprehended 65 persons confirmed to be terrorists as they made attempt to infiltrate Maiduguri while fleeing from various camps now under attack.