The Defences Headquarters, DHQ on Wednesday denied the allegation that the Military was aiding and profiting from terrorist activities in the county as claimed by the Kastina State, Dikko Radda to substantiate his claims with facts.
This was contained in a statement made available to Defence Correspondents in Abuja by Director Defence Media Operations Major General Edward Buba.
The Military faulted the claim and declared that the Armed Forces of Nigeria led by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa OFR, has zero tolerance for indiscipline and any form of criminality in the conduct of operations across the country.
The statement reads “The attention of the Defence Headquarters has been drawn to a weighty allegation labelled against the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) by the Executive Governor of Katsina State, His Excellency Governor Dikko Radda. The Governor granted an interview on the Channels television programme ‘Politics Today’ on 5
April 2024 alleging that the Military is aiding and profiting from terrorist activities.
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“The AFN is hereby making it categorically clear that, it is subservient to all elected government representatives and therefore regards the relationship with utmost respect. In the light of the aforementioned statement of His Excellency Governor of Katsina State, the AFN elects not to join words with the state Governor but rather would encourage him to approach the military high command to substantiate his allegations.
“It is worthy of note to state that, the AFN led by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa OFR, has zero tolerance for indiscipline and any form of criminality in the conduct of operations across the country. It is for this reason that there are standing court martials to treat any form of misbehaviour by troops especially those that portray the military negatively to the general populace.
“Meanwhile, the military remains unperturbed by such statements capable of demoralizing or dampening the spirit of troops in operational theatres. Rather, we will continue on the trajectory of conducting operations as well as working assiduously in the fight against terrorism.
“Overall, the Armed Forces is for Nigerians and as such citizens are urged to own it and also report any credible observed bad conduct within the ranks, so that they can face the appropriate military justice system. Kindly use your Media house to disseminate this information for awareness.”
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