Bandits have not taken over military camps in Niger, Defence headquarters
By Ismaila Kiyesola
The Defence Headquarters had debunk the claim by the Niger House of Assembly member Abdullahi Isha, that the Nigerian Army Training Camp in Kotangora has been taken over by bandits/terrorists.
The Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, in a statement on Wednesday, said, “no inch of the training area has been encroached by the terrorist”.
Maj Gen Edward said “this headquarters seize the opportunity to unequivocally state that, this allegation is incorrect and inaccurate with realities on the ground”
He further said, it is understanding that troops have recorded encounters with terrorists in the course of operating in the general area.No inch of the training area has been ceded to the terrorist,”.
Buba said the troop always deal with threat from around the said vast facility,
He maintain that their clearance operation in the area had denied the men of the underworld freedom.
He said the presence and operation of the military in Niger state aimed at eliminating terrorism business in the area.
According to him, the military is in synergy with the state government to curb the activity of terrorists in the state.
