CHUKWUEMEKA AYOMIDE The Chief of Defence Staff, Lucky Irabor, says there is evidence that Nigerian soldiers are colluding with bandi...
CHUKWUEMEKA AYOMIDE
The Chief of Defence Staff, Lucky Irabor, says there is
evidence that Nigerian soldiers are colluding with bandits and terrorists to
wreak havoc on the country.
In a letter published by Sahara Reporters, the CDS cited
several incidents of soldiers arrested in connection with the activities of
Boko Haram and other terrorists, including the arrest of a soldier who
conspired with a known terrorist informant Babagana Kura in Bama, Borno.
Mr Irabor condemned the development.
“Recent happenings in
various TOOs reveal an increase in cases of aiding and abetting by personnel.
This development was revealed in different reports of arrests of military
personnel within a short period of time,” the letter stated.
It added, “It would be recalled that a soldier was arrested
by a covert intelligence team for conniving with a confirmed terrorist
informant known as Babagana Kura in Bama LGA, Borno State. The arrests of these
personnel are indicative of inside action that has continued to aid the
adversary, pertinently with immediate or potential impact on operations.”
The revelation came as President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime
continues to flounder in reining in bandits and terrorists.
Recently, Lance Corporal Abdullahi Jibrin, an instructor
with a Nigerian Army battalion in Geidam, Yobe, committed suicide after arrest
for conspiring with Boko Haram insurgents who attacked Yobe communities.
Since 2009, Nigeria has been battling the extremist group
and, later, the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP), including
bandits.
There were allegations government officials were enabling
the terrorists and bandits.
While appearing on a radio programme in 2020, ex-CBN’s
deputy governor Obadiah Mailafia (now deceased) claimed some rehabilitated
terrorists revealed that a serving northern governor was a Boko Haram leader.
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