…Says it‘ll expose Boko Haram collaborators

By Henry Okonkwo

The army headquarters has dismissed as fake news, a report circulating on social media, which claimed that the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai, was wounded in an alleged ambush by Boko Haram terrorists at an unnamed location in the North East, while on a visit to troops.

In a statement, Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman, said: “This is not true. The Chief of Army Staff has not been involved in any ambush. In any case, there was no recently reported ambush against any of our troops anywhere let alone in the North East.

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“The public should disregard the ambush story as it is fake. Nothing has happened to the Chief of Army Staff, he is hale and hearty and conducting his official duties diligently.

“The gallant troops are currently dealing decisive blows on the Boko Haram terrorists in the Lake Chad area. Over 60 of the terrorists have either been captured or neutralised in the last three days. The Nigerian Army is also closing up with the political Boko Haram terrorists and their collaborators. They will soon be exposed and the law will take its course against them. “

Usman expressed the gratitude of the army to Nigerians from all walks of life, for calling to show concern after learning about the false report.

He assured that no amount of mischief or campaign of calumny under any guise would distract the Chief of Army Staff from his determined efforts of leading a responsive Nigerian Army in the discharge of its Constitutional roles.