Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has directed the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and the other Service Chiefs to move to Sokoto, headquarters of the 8 Division of the Nigerian Army to tackle activities of terrorists and bandits in Sokoto, Zamfara, Katsina and Kebbi States and its environs. Director, Information and Public, Ministry of Defence, Barr. Henshaw Ogubike, disclosed this in a press release. According to the press statement, This strategic move underscores the unwavering commitment of Government to restoring peace and security in the region. While in…
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Defence Minister Directs Defence Chief to fish out killers of Sokoto District Head
The Minister of State for Defence Bello Muhammed Matawallen Maradu, has directed the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa to fish out the killers of Alhaji Isa Bawa, the District Head of Gatawa in Sokoto State. Matawalle gave the charge in a statement on Friday in Abuja, by Henshaw Ogubike, Director of Information and Public Relations, Ministry of Defence. The minister who condemned the brutal killing of the District Head in strong terms described it as heinous and unacceptable. The killing of Bawa is a senseless and brutal act…
Read MoreDefence Chief hails services high level synergy
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has commended the armed forces for the high level of synergy between them. This, he said, had resulted in numerous operational successes in various theatres of operation. Musa gave the commendation while being briefed at the Strategic Operations Centre, Headquarters Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Monday in Abuja. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet. He said the Armed Forces of Nigeria had recorded numerous operational successes against terrorists, insurgents, kidnappers…
Read MoreInsecurity: CSO demands resignation Of CDS, Defence Minister
A Civil Society Organisation, (CSO), Oduduwa Development Initiative (ODI), has called for total overhaul of the security apparatus in Nigeria, in view of the increasing insecurity challenges plaguing the country. National President of ODI, Ambassador Akinyele Olasumbo, who stated this yesterday at a media briefing in Abuja, urged President Bola Tinubu, to sack Chief of Defence and the two Ministers of Defence for their failure and incompetence to secure lives and property of Nigerians. Olasumbo, who lamented the increasing rate of kidnappings across the country, particularly in the Federal Capital…
Read MoreYoure not complete until you kill Boko Haram terrorists CDS tells troops
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Christopher Musa, has issued a directive to the Nigerian Army troops, emphasising the importance of actively seeking and eliminating Boko Haram terrorists before they threaten Nigerians. Musa conveyed this directive to the troops of Operation Ha?in Kai during a gathering at the Maimalari cantonment, in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. He further urged the troops to engage with the insurgents pro-actively and not merely be present in the theatre of operations. Musa highlighted that a soldier who completes their duty without killing at…
Read MoreCDS vows to go after bandits, terrorists
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Major General Christopher Musa, has said that the military will flush out bandits and terrorists from the country. The CDS made the commitment on Friday in Kaduna when he paid a courtesy visit to Governor Uba Sani at government house. He said, for terrorists and bandits, its just a matter of time. We are coming after them and we are going to get them to leave the country completely. According to him, we are re-assessing our theatres of operation to make them more robust…
Read MoreWell use full force against bandits, terrorists New Defence Chief
The new Chief of Defence Staff, Maj.-Gen. Christopher Musa, yesterday threatened that troops of the Nigerian Military would go all out against the marauding bandits, terrorists and other adversaries disturbing the peace of the country. Maj.-Gen. Musa, who disclosed this at Defence Headquarters, Abuja, when he officially took over from Gen. Lucky Irabor (rtd) said the determination of the military to secure the country should not be in doubt. As the CDS, my promise to Nigeria is that well continue to improve on our mandate of sustaining peace and tranquility…
Read MoreBreaking: Governor Uba Sani rejoices with new Defence Chief
Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has welcomed the appointment by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Gen. Christopher Gwabin Musa as Chief of Defence Staff, saying it is well-deserved by an illustrious son of the State. “I wish to congratulate our dear brother and citizen, on his well deserved appointment as the Chief of Defence (CDS),” the Governor said, in a statement he personally wrote on Monday. The Governor described the new Chief of Defence Staff as a worthy Ambassador of Kaduna State who has had a distinguished military career…
Read MoreFuel Scarcity: Nobody is indispensable, Nigerias military chief warns oil marketers
Chief of Defence Staff, Major-General Lucky Irabor, has warned that the petrol scarcity across the country had become a security concern and nobody is indispensable in bringing a solution to the problem. Irabor stated this on Tuesday, during a meeting between oil regulators, security chiefs and petroleum marketers. The challenge of availability of fuel across the country has risen to a proportion that it had become a concern for the defence and security of our country, he said. The government is not handicapped; and there are alternatives and nobody is…
Read More‘Military not under pressure to compromise 2023 Polls’ – Defence HQ
…Says CDS ‘quoted out of context The Defence Headquarters of the Nigerian Army has dismissed reports that it is under pressure to scuttle the 2023 general elections, noting that the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, was quoted out of context. Recall that Irabor had at the 61st session of the State House Ministerial Briefing organised by the Presidential Communications Team at the Aso Villa, Abuja, said military personnel were always facing pressure through inducements, but that the armed forces would remain apolitical. However, the Defence Headquarters, in an…
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