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

Aminu Imam

…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

Aminu Imam

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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Military has no plan for coup, Says Irabor

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…Warns politicians against tempting officers The Chief of Defence Staff, Lucky Irabor, says the personnel of the Nigerian armed forces are not contemplating undertaking a coup. Irabor, who spoke yesterday at a virtual media chat, tagged: ‘Open Ears Dialogue’, said the armed forces will continue to educate its personnel that coups do “more harm than good”. “The armed forces of Nigeria have nothing whatsoever to do with anything that has to do with coup. We have learned our lessons over the years and we have come to our conclusion that…

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

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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

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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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