Tag: CDS

“No local govt. in Nigeria under terrorists’ control'”– CDS

Aminu Imam

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, has said that there is no local government area in Nigeria under the control of Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists. Irabor said this at the 21st Century Chronicle Roundtable, with the theme: “Going for Broke: Fighting Insecurity in Nigeria”, yesterday, in Abuja. He recalled that a state of emergency was imposed on several local governments in the North-East in the past, especially in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States. According to him, the measure taken at that…

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‘Democracy has come to stay in Nigeria’ – CDS, Gen. Irabor

Aminu Imam

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, has pledged the loyalty of the military leadership to democratic rule in the country. Irabor made the pledge yesterday during an interview on a television programme, where he commended the efforts of military personnel ahead of the Armed Forces Remembrance Day. His words: “Today, I believe that Nigerians are no longer in doubt as to the subordination of the military to civil rule; I believe that no one is in doubt that democracy has come to stay,” he said amid the recent…

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EndSARS Report: Military breaks silence, says only White Paper report can confirm alleged Lekki killing

Aminu Imam

…Insists Armed Forces are professionals The Chief of Defense Staff, General Lucky Irabor, has faulted the procedure adopted in the release of a document said to be the report of the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Police brutality. The leaked report had indicted officers of the Nigerian Army for killing “unarmed helpless and defenseless protesters, without provocation or justification, while they were waving the Nigerian Flag and singing the National Anthem” at the Lekki Toll Gate on October 20, 2020. Gen. Irabor stated this on Tuesday, in Edo State,…

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Magashi, Service Chiefs visit Maiduguri as terrorists continue to suffer defeats

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By: Adamu Aliyu Ngulde, Maiduguri. Minister of Defense retited Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi, arrived Maiduguri in the early hours of Friday, in the company of all the service chiefs.They are in Maiduguri to assess ongoing military operations in the North East.Led by General Lucky Irabor, the Chief of Defense Staff, Lt. Gen. Faruk Yahya, Chief of Army Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Amao, Chief of Air Staff and Read Admiral Awwal Gambo, the Chief of Naval Staff were all at hand with the Miniater of Defence.  Theatre Commandander Operation Hada…

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Insurgency: Defence Minister, CDS, Service Chiefs in Maiduguri on assessment visit

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Minister of Defence, rtd Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, on Friday arrived in Maiduguri on an assessment visit, accompanied by the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor and Service Chiefs. Speaking at the Command and Control Centre of the headquarters of Joint Task Force “Operation Hadin Kai” in Maiduguri,  Magashi lauded the successes recorded so far in the fight against insurgency in the north east. “I want to appreciate everyone in the theatre for a job well done. “We are here to put heads together to see how to come…

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Insurgency: ‘Gumi playing his role to tackle insecurity, military won’t stop him ‘ – Defence Chief, Irabor

Aminu Imam

Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, has said that the Islamic cleric known for negotiating with bandits, Ahmad Gumi is playing his part to tackle the insecurity ravaging the country and would not be stopped by the military. General Irabor, speaking at a ministerial briefing organised by the presidential communications team at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said that while the cleric does not work for the military, the military will not prevent anyone from contributing to the country’s security. Gumi, a self-appointed mediator between bandits and the government,…

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‘Why we need retired soldiers in fight against insecurity’ – Irabor

Aminu Imam

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Lucky Irabor, says Nigeria “needs to fall back on retired military officers” in the fight against insecurity. The CDS stated this on Wednesday in Makurdi, the Benue capital, during a meeting with retired senior military officers from the north-central zone. Irabor added that retirees can use their experience of living with civilians to provide security intelligence that can help in efforts to secure the country. He urged the ex-servicemen not to consider themselves as retired personnel, but combatants in active service. On his part,…

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