However, it appears some vested foreign interests in the internal affairs of Nigeria are unhappy with the unity and peace Nigeria continues to enjoy. The country has proved wrong, prophesy of its break-up in 2015
Browsing: Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai
Magu made the call on Friday when he paid a visit to the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, in Abuja
Buratai said this in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, when he received the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas, at the headquarters of the Theatre Command of Operation Lafiya Dole at the Maimalari Cantonment
They are Lieutenant Colonel Muhammad Abu-Ali, Sergeants Muazu Ibrahim, Bassey Okon, Hussani Jafaru, Corporal Chukwu Simon, Private Salisu Lawal and Seaman Patrick Paul
The attack was carried out at about 10pm on Friday at the location of the 119 Battalion at Mallam Fatori, northern Borno State
The President of the NUJ, Waheed Odusile, made the position of the Union known when he spoke at a parley between Buratai and the media
Buratai spoke on Saturday while responding to questions at a special congress of the FCT Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists
This was contained in the report of the National Human Rights Commission Special Investigation Panel on the clash released in Abuja on Wednesday
The militants also vowed to deal with the military and inflict further damages on the oil companies operating in the Niger Delta
The kidnappers were killed on Friday by the soldiers during an encounter at Lame Burra forest near Dutsen Ganye, Gunduru and Kati Layin villages, Bauchi State
Buratai confirmed the incident while addressing troops at the commencement of the exercise in Sapele, Delta State on Saturday
The leader of the union, Akinyele Olasunbo, while presenting the award to Buratai at the Army Headquarters, said the gesture was for his excellent performance, especially in tackling insurgency successfully
The war on Boko Haram’s terrorism had seen significant tactical changes that have yielded positive results since the inception of the Buhari’s administration. From holding almost the whole of Borno state, Boko Haram has today been reduced to a band of fanatics using abducted schoolgirls as human shield and bargaining chips having been confined to Sambisa forest by sustained military campaign against their insurgency
Buratai gave the assurance while addressing troops undergoing training at the Nigerian Army Special Forces Training School at Buni Yadi, Yobe State.
He charged the troops to sustain the momentum of the ongoing counter insurgency operations to flush out the insurgents.
The COAS urged the militant groups in the Niger Delta region to shun violence in making their demands, saying dialogue is the best option under a democratic dispensation
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, who led the run from the Old Parade Ground through Area 3 to 10, called on Nigerians to exercise as part of their daily routine
Buratai said this when he led officers and soldiers to clear refuse dumps along the Abuja-Keffi Expressway in commemoration of the 2016 Nigerian Army Day Celebration at Nyanya on Saturday
The government, after investigating a recent media report over the acquisition of properties in Dubai, United Arab Emirates by General Buratai, discovered that he and his wives invested as “shareholders” like many other persons in the properties mentioned in the publications and were not the sole owners
Buratai stated this while fielding questions from newsmen shortly after monitoring troops’ deployment at Banki Junction in Borno State
Major General Lucky Irabor, the Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, stated this while briefing newsmen in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital