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Speaking to journalists, the national president of the Yoruba-based group, Kola Salawu, said he was surprised that PDP could make such allegations that the exercise was conceived to intimidate voters during the 2019 polls.
The vice president, political affairs at the Universal Watch Network, Roberts Gordon, in a statement released on Monday, December 31, said the report is filled with rehashed information, innuendos, half-truths and outright lies.
Obiageli Ezekwesili, presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), says she is concerned over reports that 700 Nigerian soldiers were killed in Baga by Boko Haram terrorists in a recent attack.
The army spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman said in a statement on Monday that those unscrupulous elements were also perfecting strategy to rubbish government’s efforts in the provision of safety and security for the citizens.
The Nigerian Army has dismissed as untrue social media reports indicating the closure of the Maiduguri-Monguno Road. The army said the reports were misleading, noting that no such closure was announced by the military.
A report from Yobe indicates that suspected Boko Haram fighters who invaded Buni-Gari, a town in the state, got more than they bargained for when some hunters engaged them in a fierce battle on Sunday, December 30.
The brigade commander of the Nigerian Army’s 7 Brigade, Brig-Gen Hassan, has been reportedly removed following the reported capture of Baga town by Boko Haram terrorists. A new commander is to be appointed for the Brigade.
Emerging reports have claimed that Boko Haram insurgents have seized Baga, Doron-Baga, Kross Kawwa, Bunduran, Kekeno and Kukawa towns that are major population centres in Kukawa local government area of northern Borno state.
The Army has reacted to a video showing a soldier lamenting over lack of weaponry to fight against Boko Haram terrorists. The soldier was seen telling the Army to contact him when it was ready to provide the necessary weapons.
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