No disquiet in the military over Chibok girls: DHQ

News Express |15th Oct 2016 | 2,382

The Defence Headquarters on Saturday afternoon dismissed an online and newspaper publication (not by News Express) insinuating that there is mixed feelings among Nigerian military rank and file as a result of the recent release of some Chibok girls by Boko Haram terrorists.

Acting Director Defence Information, Brigadier General Rabe Abubakar, said in a statement: “The military wishes to state unequivocally that the Armed Forces will continue to work closely with all our sister security agencies to achieve more feat in this direction.

“The military also wants to debunk the baseless and unfounded story that there is disquiet in the military over the condition of release of the girls. The Nigerian Armed Forces and other security agencies are one working together to finish the war on terror and other criminalities which can be done covertly or overtly. The most important thing is achieving our strategic objective. The DHQ has said before that negotiation with the terrorists or any other group rests purely on our respected political leaders. The military operations to rid our land of terrorists continue.

“It is important to state that not all information are meant for public consumption due to processes which is purely political. More so, the ongoing military operation is making unprecedented progress with rescue of many captives held by the terrorists. The general public should discountenance with this baseless and misleading story.

“While the Armed Forces holds the media veritable partner, it urges the media to be mindful and clarify with the military when reporting security and defence issues bothering on sensitive national matters of this nature.”

•Photo shows Defence Spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Rabe Abubakar.

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