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The Defence Headquarters in Wednesday has advised Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State to approach the military high command to substantiate his weighty allegation labelled against the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) that they are aiding and profiting from terrorism activities in his State.
Director Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba gave the advise in a press statement while reacting to the Governor's weighty allegation labelled against the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) on a national TV Programme on 5 April 2024.
Maj. General Buba made it clear that the military remains unperturbed by such statements capable of demoralizing or dampening the spirit of troops in operational theatres.
He said the armed Forces of Nigeria AFN is making it unequivocally clear that, it is subservient to all elected government representatives and therefore regards the relationship with utmost respect.
"In the light of the aforementioned statement of His Excellency the Governor of Katsina State, the AFN elects not to join words with the state Governor, rather would encourage him to approach the military high command to substantiate his allegations.
"It is worthy of note to state that, the AFN led by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa OFR, has zero tolerance for indiscipline and any form of criminality in the conduct of operations across the country.
'It is for this reason that, there are standing court martials to treat any form of misbehaviour by troops especially those that portray the military negatively to the general populace." he noted
"Rather, we will continue on the trajectory of conducting operations as well as working assiduously in the fight against terrorism.
"The Armed Forces is for Nigerians and as such citizens are urged to own it and also report any credible observed bad conduct within the ranks, so that they can face the appropriate military justice system".