Tag: CDS

2023 Elections: Military under pressure to compromise elections – CDS

Aminu Imam

Nigeria’s security agencies are constantly under pressure to compromise elections, Chief of Defense Staff,(CDS), General Lucky Irabor, has alerted. General Irabor, who appeared yesterday on the weekly edition of the Ministerial Briefing organised by the Presidential Communication Team at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, however assured citizens that the army will not betray the public trust but remain neutral. The CDS stressed that security operatives come under pressure through inducements, noting that necessary measures are being put in place to ensure that they obey President Muhammadu Buhari’s order to maintain neutrality.…

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Security: “Sovereignty of our nation must not be threatened” – Gen Irabor

Aminu Imam

Chief of Defence Staff, (CDS), General Lucky Irabor has reiterated that the sovereignty of the nation must not be threatened under any circumstance. General Irabor stated this during the commissioning of the newly renovated Students’ Union Building at the Obafemi Awolowo University, (OAU), Ile-Ife at the weekend. He said an egalitarian society could only be achieved through secure sovereignty and urged the students to always ensure that their quest for an egalitarian society does not run counter to having secured sovereignty in the country. He said that he and his…

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Oil theft: Gen. Irabor defends destruction of vessel

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…Says no need for investigation The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, said there was nothing sinister about the swift destruction of an oil bunkering vessel by security operatives. Irabor stated this on Friday, after a National Security Council meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at Aso Villa, in Abuja. He made the comments in response to the controversy that ensued after security agents quickly destroyed a vessel used for crude oil theft off the Niger Delta creeks.  Recall that the House of Representatives subsequently said it would investigate the…

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‘Terrorists release 23 remaining Abuja-Kaduna-bound train passengers’ – Military

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The military has announced the release of all the 23 remaining passengers held hostage by Boko Haram terrorists following the attack on the Abuja-Kaduna -bound train. In an issued statement by the Chief of Defense Staff Action Committee, (CDSAC), Prof. Usman Yusuf, disclosed that the hostages’ release was secured yesterday, at about 4p.m. The statement said, “The nation owes a debt of gratitude to the Nigerian military under the leadership of the Chief of Defense Staff, (CDS), who conceived and guided the operation from start to finish. All sister security…

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Owo Church Massacre: Governor Akeredolu confirms arrest of perpetrators

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Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has confirmed the arrest of the terrorists who carried out the horrendous massacre of worshippers at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo on June 5, in which about 40 people were killed and several others injured. The governor spoke during a courtesy visit to his office by the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), led by the Chairman of the Council, Prince Leke Adegbite. Akeredolu said the owner of the house where the attackers stayed before carrying out the attack has also been arrested. Recall…

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Self Defence Call: Matawalle dares Defence Chief, Police, insists residents must carry guns against terrorists

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Despite the reservation by Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Lucky Irabor, Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle have insisted that there is no going back on his directive to the State residents to acquire arms and defend themselves against bandits. Recall that yesterday, he went a step further by inaugurating four committees to implement all strategies designed by his administration to counter banditry and restore peace to the State. The committees are Intelligence Gathering on Banditry, Community Protection Guards (CPG), Prosecution of Banditry-Related Offences, and State Security Standing Panel. The Governor…

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‘Matawalle lacks powers to order Zamfara residents to buy guns’ – CDS Irabor

Aminu Imam

Following the directive by the Zamfara State Government to citizens of the State to bear arms to defend themselves against unstoppable banditry and terrorist attacks, the Chief of Defence Staff, (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, has said that the Attorney General of the Federation has a duty to tell Nigerians if the State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has the powers to ask citizens to bear arms. The CDS spoke on the matter at the opening of the Joint Exercise for the National Defence College and War Colleges of the Armed Forces of…

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2023: “Don’t set Nigeria on fire, military warns politicians” – Defense Chief warns

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…Vows to deal with political thugs Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), has warned politicians, especially those seeking political offices and their supporters, not to set the country on fire with their utterances and actions. The Chief of Defence Staff,(CDS), General Irabor, who gave the warning at the Defence Headquarters bi-weekly media briefing, said the military would no longer fold its hands to watch miscreants, political thugs and unpatriotic politicians set the country on fire. The DHQ also warned political thugs and miscreants who are planning…

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Insecurity: “We have evidence Nigerian soldiers work with bandits, terrorists” – CDS Irabor

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The Chief of Defence Staff, (CDS), Lucky Irabor, says there is evidence that Nigerian soldiers are colluding with bandits and terrorists to wreak havoc on the country. According to reports, 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 State. In the letter, CDS said recent happenings reveal an increase in cases of aiding and abetting by personnel, saying, “This development was…

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“Peace returning to troubled parts of Nigeria” – Defence Chief, Irabor assures Nigerians

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…Says insecurity will never be as bad as before The Chief of Defence Staff, Major-General Lucky Irabor, has assured Nigerians that the year 2022 will see peace returning to all troubled parts of the country. Irabor gave the assurance yesterday in Abuja, at the ‘2022 International Military Sports Council’s Day’ run for the armed forces and security agencies, with the theme: “Running for World Peace’’. “Never again will we have the level of insecurity that we have had in the past and this is an assurance”, he stated. According to…

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