President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the recovery of another Chibok schoolgirl, Rakiya Abubakar, in the Alagarno area of Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State.
The president, in a statement by his special adviser on media, Femi Adesina, noted that the recovery raises renewed hope that the other captured girls will one day be reunited with their families, friends and communities.
President Buhari also commended the military for the diligent investigation which led to the recovery of Rakiya and urged them to continue in the spirit with which they cleared the Sambisa Forest of terrorists.
He also assured the troops that the Nigerian government will continue to do all within its powers to assist them in locating the rest of the girls and eradicating the menace of terrorism in Nigeria.
The Director, Defense
Information of Defense Headquarters, Abuja, Brigadier General Rabe
Abubakar, has categorically stated that the military or any security
outfit in the country would never make public its operational strategies
to rescue the Chibok girls and other abducted persons still in the
hands of the Boko Haram insurgents.
Addressing a press conference in Port Harcourt, Thursday, during a tour
of the Niger Delta, Brigadier-General Abubakar who was reacting to fears
raised about the continued stay in captivity of the girls, stated that
bringing the military strategy to the public domain would endanger the
lives and safety of the abducted girls.
Brigadier Abubakar reassured the public that the military was doing
everything possible to rescue the Chibok girls and all those captured by
the Boko Haram sect, but would not disclose information on their
strategy.
He restated that the Boko Haram terrorists had been destabilized and
that nothing would bring them back again to regroup as in Sambisa Forest
or anywhere else in the country, but quickly warned that there could
still be pockets of attacks by the insurgents.
Fielding questions on the use of young female bombers to attack the
public, the Brigadier-General said that the girls used by Boko Haram
were never in their right senses, saying that they were drugged, got
drunk and tied with improvised explosive devices and led to their target
areas for the deadly missions.
Reacting to the accusations that the military were partisan in politics,
Brigadier Abubakar said that the military had set up a mechanism to
check military personnel engagement in partisan politics and to punish
all those found guilty of tarnishing the image of the military.
He stated: “We don’t want to be seen as taking sides in elections. We
want to be seen as neutral. What we do is to provide an enabling
environment for everybody to thrive. We will not condone any misconduct
from any military personnel.
“The disciplinary exercise is ongoing. If anybody has any credible
evidence against any military officer, let the person come forward with
it. I can tell you from the bottom of my heart that the Nigerian
military can never be partisan. Any officer found to be partisan will be
ejected from the force,” he stated.
The Defense Information Director said that his office was touring the
country to forge a cordial working relationship between the media and
the military as well as bridging the gap between the Nigerian public and
the military. He said that the team began with Abuja and had already
visited the North East, Kaduna, South West, and then Niger Delta.
He urged the media to always project the peace and unity of Nigeria and
to ensure that they put forward the interest of the nation in their
reports, adding: “If any information has security implications, you are
duty bound to protect such information.”
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The Director, Defense
Information of Defense Headquarters, Abuja, Brigadier General Rabe
Abubakar, has categorically stated that the military or any security
outfit in the country would never make public its operational strategies
to rescue the Chibok girls and other abducted persons still in the
hands of the Boko Haram insurgents.
Addressing a press conference in Port Harcourt, Thursday, during a tour
of the Niger Delta, Brigadier-General Abubakar who was reacting to fears
raised about the continued stay in captivity of the girls, stated that
bringing the military strategy to the public domain would endanger the
lives and safety of the abducted girls.
Brigadier Abubakar reassured the public that the military was doing
everything possible to rescue the Chibok girls and all those captured by
the Boko Haram sect, but would not disclose information on their
strategy.
He restated that the Boko Haram terrorists had been destabilized and
that nothing would bring them back again to regroup as in Sambisa Forest
or anywhere else in the country, but quickly warned that there could
still be pockets of attacks by the insurgents.
Fielding questions on the use of young female bombers to attack the
public, the Brigadier-General said that the girls used by Boko Haram
were never in their right senses, saying that they were drugged, got
drunk and tied with improvised explosive devices and led to their target
areas for the deadly missions.
Reacting to the accusations that the military were partisan in politics,
Brigadier Abubakar said that the military had set up a mechanism to
check military personnel engagement in partisan politics and to punish
all those found guilty of tarnishing the image of the military.
He stated: “We don’t want to be seen as taking sides in elections. We
want to be seen as neutral. What we do is to provide an enabling
environment for everybody to thrive. We will not condone any misconduct
from any military personnel.
“The disciplinary exercise is ongoing. If anybody has any credible
evidence against any military officer, let the person come forward with
it. I can tell you from the bottom of my heart that the Nigerian
military can never be partisan. Any officer found to be partisan will be
ejected from the force,” he stated.
The Defense Information Director said that his office was touring the
country to forge a cordial working relationship between the media and
the military as well as bridging the gap between the Nigerian public and
the military. He said that the team began with Abuja and had already
visited the North East, Kaduna, South West, and then Niger Delta.
He urged the media to always project the peace and unity of Nigeria and
to ensure that they put forward the interest of the nation in their
reports, adding: “If any information has security implications, you are
duty bound to protect such information.”
Read more at: https://dailytimes.ng/headlines/chibok-girls-wont-ever-disclose-operational-strategy-says-dhq/
Read more at: https://dailytimes.ng/headlines/chibok-girls-wont-ever-disclose-operational-strategy-says-dhq/
The Director, Defense
Information of Defense Headquarters, Abuja, Brigadier General Rabe
Abubakar, has categorically stated that the military or any security
outfit in the country would never make public its operational strategies
to rescue the Chibok girls and other abducted persons still in the
hands of the Boko Haram insurgents.
Addressing a press conference in Port Harcourt, Thursday, during a tour
of the Niger Delta, Brigadier-General Abubakar who was reacting to fears
raised about the continued stay in captivity of the girls, stated that
bringing the military strategy to the public domain would endanger the
lives and safety of the abducted girls.
Brigadier Abubakar reassured the public that the military was doing
everything possible to rescue the Chibok girls and all those captured by
the Boko Haram sect, but would not disclose information on their
strategy.
He restated that the Boko Haram terrorists had been destabilized and
that nothing would bring them back again to regroup as in Sambisa Forest
or anywhere else in the country, but quickly warned that there could
still be pockets of attacks by the insurgents.
Fielding questions on the use of young female bombers to attack the
public, the Brigadier-General said that the girls used by Boko Haram
were never in their right senses, saying that they were drugged, got
drunk and tied with improvised explosive devices and led to their target
areas for the deadly missions.
Reacting to the accusations that the military were partisan in politics,
Brigadier Abubakar said that the military had set up a mechanism to
check military personnel engagement in partisan politics and to punish
all those found guilty of tarnishing the image of the military.
He stated: “We don’t want to be seen as taking sides in elections. We
want to be seen as neutral. What we do is to provide an enabling
environment for everybody to thrive. We will not condone any misconduct
from any military personnel.
“The disciplinary exercise is ongoing. If anybody has any credible
evidence against any military officer, let the person come forward with
it. I can tell you from the bottom of my heart that the Nigerian
military can never be partisan. Any officer found to be partisan will be
ejected from the force,” he stated.
The Defense Information Director said that his office was touring the
country to forge a cordial working relationship between the media and
the military as well as bridging the gap between the Nigerian public and
the military. He said that the team began with Abuja and had already
visited the North East, Kaduna, South West, and then Niger Delta.
He urged the media to always project the peace and unity of Nigeria and
to ensure that they put forward the interest of the nation in their
reports, adding: “If any information has security implications, you are
duty bound to protect such information.”
Read more at: https://dailytimes.ng/headlines/chibok-girls-wont-ever-disclose-operational-strategy-says-dhq/
Read more at: https://dailytimes.ng/headlines/chibok-girls-wont-ever-disclose-operational-strategy-says-dhq/
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