The Nigerian military, yesterday faulted the Amnesty international report that the Military were pre-informed before the Chibok attack on April 14. The Director of Defence information, Chris Olukolade said in a statement that the allegation by Amnesty International is very “unfortunate and untrue”. According to report by premuim times,
Mr. Olukolade noted that while the Nigerian military appreciates global concern with Nigeria, falsehood must be avoided.
Stating that AI’s report was unfounded, Mr. Olukolade said that troops in Maiduguri did not receive four hours warning before the attack.
He said that the Nigerian military had rather received information of an ongoing attack on Chibok community from troops on patrol.
He said the troops on noting the attack engaged the terrorists and called for more reinforcement to contain them.
He said that as the troops on reinforcement traversed over 120km rugged and tortuous road from Maiduguri to Chibok, they ran into an ambush by terrorists who engaged them in fierce firefight and a number of soldiers lost their lives.
He said another set of soldiers mobilized for the mission arrived after the terrorists had escaped due to a series of misleading information that slowed down the pursuit.
Mr. Olukolade said troops at the Division Headquarters in Maiduguri received a reinforcement call and not a forewarning.
He also said that considering the vastness of the mission area, deployment has been more of patrols than static.
Mr. Olukolade said the allegations are a continuation of the campaign intended to cause disaffection, portray the military in bad light and undermine the counter-terrorism efforts.
He said the Defence Headquarters is appealing to individuals and organisations to refrain from circulating allegations that could undermine both the operation and investigation of missions to rescue the girls
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