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Navy, Air Force not happy with Army-led Boko Haram operations – Ex-CDS Irabor
Former Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor (retd) says the coordination of Operation Lafiya Dole at some point was handled by Army Headquarters, causing unease among the Navy and Air Force leadership.
Irabor made the disclosure in his book titled “Scars: Nigeria’s Journey and the Boko Haram Conundrum.”
“In contrast to the provisions of the NDP, the coordination of the operation was undertaken by Army HQ at some point, such that the leadership of the other services (navy and air force), whose forces contributed to the operation felt uncomfortable with such an arrangement,” he said.
The ex-CDS also disclosed that at a stage in the fight against Boko Haram, the military resorted to using abandoned and dilapidated vehicles, including those from the Nigerian Civil War, due to poor equipment conditions.
The revelation comes against the backdrop of past incidents in which soldiers were sanctioned for complaining about poor equipment.
In 2014, several soldiers deployed in Borno State were court-martialled after protesting inadequate weapons and logistics to confront Boko Haram fighters.
Some of them were sentenced to death for mutiny, though the sentences were later commuted.
Irabor, who was the Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole (the operation against Boko Haram in the North East) between March 2016 and May 2017, stated that the equipment situation in the theatre was “deplorable,” prompting commanders to improvise in order to sustain operations.
He specifically said they scavenged dilapidated and abandoned vehicles to strengthen their fighting capability.
“It is worth noting that at a particular stage of operation, the Lafiya Dole theatre’s equipment disposition was deplorable. In order to boost the fighting capability of the forces, therefore, we resorted to scavenging dilapidated and abandoned vehicles,” he added.
He further explained that following the poor state of equipment, the then Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima, authorized the use of trucks initially procured for road construction, as well as tractors meant for mechanized farming, to support military operations.
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Man in shock after lady he lodged with in a hotel in Abuja flees with his car and other valuables
A Nigerian man is currently in shock after a young lady identified as Precious Chinyere , whom he took to a hotel in the Asokoro area in the FCT for a romantic getaway allegedly fled with his car and other personal belongings on Thursday, February 5,
The distraught man and Precious had visited the hotel and opted for a short time stay. Things took a different in the evening when the man noticed Precious had left the hotel room without notifying him and took along with her some of his personal belongings including phones and laptop and also his car.
The victim immediately reported the incident to the police.
When contacted, the spokesperson of the FCT police command, SP Josephine Adeh, told LIB that the matter is currently being investigated and that efforts are being made to apprehend the suspect.
The United States Mission in Nigeria has condemned the k!lling of more than 200 civilians in recent attacks on communities in Kwara State.
Recall that terrorists launched de@dly attacks on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday night, k!lling unsuspecting citizens.
It was gathered that the gunmen invaded the villages, opened fire on residents and burned homes.
According to reports, the de@th toll from the unfortunate incident hit 200 on Thursday night.
Reacting, the US Mission Nigeria condemned the k!lling via a post on its official X handle.
The post reads, “The United States condemns the horrific attack in Kwara state in Nigeria, which claimed the lives of more than 160 people, with the de@th toll still unconfirmed and many still unaccounted for.
“We express our deepest condolences to the families of those affected by this senseless violence.
“We welcome President Tinubu’s order to deploy security forces to protect villages in the area and his directive to federal and state officials to provide aid to the community and bring the perpetrators of this atrocity to justice.”
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“I’ll never settle for a barber, yahoo boy or a poor man” — nail tech’s list of men she says she can’t marry sparks reactions online
A Nigerian nail technician has set social media talking after openly listing the kind of men she says she can never settle for.
In a now-viral post, she stated clearly that she refuses to “settle for less” and went on to mention professions and traits she considers a no-go area.
According to her, she can never settle for a barber, an aza man, a yahoo boy, a mechanic, an actor, a laundry man, a hype man, or a plumber. She also added that she wouldn’t marry a man with a high body count or a poor man.
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