The Military High Command has denied the allegation by Governor Babagana Zulum that its troops were collecting money at checkpoints in the state.
The was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja by the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations (DMO), Major General John Enenche.
In the statement, Eneche declared that the military has its own internal mechanism to checkmate erring personnel, bearing in mind that they were laying down their lives for the safety of Nigerians.
According to the statement, “the attention of the Nigerian Military has been drawn to the media/open-air accusation by the Executive Governor of Borno State, that Nigerian Army personnel deployed at checkpoints in Operation LAFIYA DOLE collects money from commuters
“While the Nigerian Military is in no way joining issues with the governor, it is necessary to clarify this generalised statement against the troops who without hesitation lay down their lives for all Nigerians.
“It is worthy of note that the Armed Forces of Nigeria have internal mechanisms to checkmate and sanction appropriately its erring personnel.
“Additionally, reported cases from the public in this regard are investigated and given the desired attention. Thus, it will not be correct to rely on media or open-air accusations to tag our gallant Nigerian Army personnel as extortioners at checkpoints in Borno State.
“All personnel of the Armed Forces are patriotic and focused on their call of duty.
“The High Command of the Nigerian Military hereby restates the commitment of the Armed Forces of Nigeria and other security agencies to tackling and ending the insurgency and terrorism in the North East.”
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Even Evans when arrested attributed his nefarious activities to the devil. He said it was work of the devil. I therefore salute his personality by at least this singular statement. The army may stage all the talks but in the ears and minds of the general public they were just making noise. Anyone plying Nigerian roads especially in the North-East had witnessed what Zulum was telling so many times. They have lost the trust of the public and have no any integrity left as far as the entire populace is oncerned. Simply put, they are a disaster, a disappointment and a total failure. My candid advice to Zulum is to seek help from some professional Mercenaries. Play out of the box. Pay them well and let them fight and flushout the insurgents from the enclave of his state of Borno.