Boko Haram reportedly attacks Dapchi
- Boko Haram has invaded Dapchi again
- The terrorists have also set some houses on fire
- According to a source, the insurgents are even patrolling the town
Dapchi, the town in Yobe state where more than 100 schoolgirls were abducted on February 19, 2018 is currently being attacked by Boko Haram insurgents.
The Cable quoting a security source said the terrorists have burnt the houses of some residents who fled the town.
The source was reported to have claimed that the insurgents who came in many vehicles are even patrolling the town.
According to the source, many residents are in the bush to save themselves from the rampaging insurgents.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that a bill in the Nigerian Senate seeks to clip the powers of the president to ensure security appointments is not concentrated in one region of the country.
The bill sponsored by the minority leader of the upper chamber, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe is tagged: “Armed Forces Service Commission and other related matter 2020.”
Sources in the know say Abaribe's bill was prompted by public complaints of non-adherence to federal character principle in the appointment of service chiefs by President Muhammadu Buhari.
If the bill scales through, the appointment of Chief of Defence Staff, Chief of Army Staff, Chief of Air Staff, Chief of Naval Staff, Director of Military Intelligence and heads of other arm-bearing security agencies shall be made subject to recommendations by the Armed Forces Service Commission.
The commission will be saddled with the responsibility of ensuring that federal character principle is applied in the selection of the service chiefs.
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Also, the Nigerian Senate is seeking the re-establishment of a military base at the Sambisa forest borders as part of its suggestions to end insurgency in the northeast.
The Senate's resolution was unanimously adopted following the debate on Boko Haram's recent attack on Garkida a town in Adamawa state.
In a related development, about 18 participants have graduated from a four weeks training organised by the Defence Space Administration (DSA) Abuja which focused on image and terrain analysis as well as defence mapping.
Director of earth observation in the DSA, Air Vice Marshal Emmanuel Chukwu stated that troops at the front-line fighting insurgency need intelligence to succeed.
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