He said the havoc occasioned by the Boko Haram insurgency on the institution would require the support of the private sector to rebuild the institution
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Addressing officers and men of the Nigerian Army in both towns, which were recently recaptured from Boko Haram, President Jonathan declared that he and all Nigerians were very proud of the bravery, competence and patriotism with which they were now undertaking operations to expel the insurgents from all parts of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States
More special troops are being deployed to other areas in the North East axis in similar coordinated air and land operations to rid the communities of terrorists’ activities
Mubi was the biggest town under the group’s control and is the first it has lost since August, when it declared a caliphate in areas it had seized
Speaking with State House correspondents after a meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja on Thursday, Ngilari disclosed that five local government areas in the state had already fallen into the hands of the terrorists
Many of the soldiers and residents were said to have fled to neighbouring local government areas
One of the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls reported to have resurfaced at Mubi in Adamawa State on Wednesday is now receiving medical attention, the Force spokesman, Emmanuel Ojukwu, has said.
The Defence Headquarters has said that the “alarmist” report on foreign and online media on Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, was “clearly intended to cause panic in the city and the nation”.
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday said that 1,529,636 voters were registered to vote in the Adamawa State by-election scheduled for October 11.
The Emir of Mubi in Adamawa State, Alhaji Abubakar Isa, has debunked media reports that he fled his palace in Mubi as a result of threat of attack by Boko Haram insurgents.
The Acting Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has appealed to the Military High Command to urgently come to the rescue of the people of the State, especially the residents of Madagali and Michika Local Government Areas that have been taking over by the insurgents, Boko Haram.
The Adamawa State Acting Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, on Tuesday commended officers and men of the Nigerian Army for their effort in containing insurgency in the state.
A resident of Mubi, who simply identified himself as Baba, said the device went off along Ahmadu Bello Way, around a popular market known as Kasuwan Kuturu
But independent sources put the number of dead from the explosion at not less than 60
Emmanuel Akinyele, a church pastor, equally confirmed the bombing.
Handing over the money to the Chairman of the operators, in Mubi, the Commanding Officer of the battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Beyidi Martins, said N3.5 million, 12.5 million Cameroon Francs and 50,000 Central African Republic Francs, among others, were recovered