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Military Officers who nabbed terrorists that escaped from Kuje Prison in danger — Lawyer
The lives of some gallant military officers who masterminded the arrest of several Boko Haram Terrorists who were among inmates that escaped after an attack on the Kuje Prison in Abuja on Tuesday are in “grave” danger, PRNigeria can authoritatively report.
Recall that ISWAP fighters on Tuesday attacked Kuje Prison, freeing hardened criminals into the nation’s capital.
PRNigeria reported that the insurgents stormed the facility at about 10pm, detonating explosives and opening live rounds on state agents guarding the facility.
Soldiers and other security personnel around the facility reportedly fled when the attackers arrived in large numbers of motorcycles.
It was gathered that the terrorists, who fled after fighters of the Islamic State of West African Province bombed Kuje Prison, have vowed to “eliminate” the military commanders behind their arrest and detention.
Most of the terrorists who had spent years at the custodial facility were said to have been arrested by some military officers ‘involuntarily’ retired from service in 2016.
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Some of the officers, who were unjustly retired but won court judgements for their reinstatement, included Colonel Danladi Ribbah Hassan, Colonel Auwal Suleiman and Lieutenant Colonel Mohammed Abdulfatai, had successfully led several daring missions that led to the neutralisation of hundreds of Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists, prior to their “sudden” removal from the Nigerian Army.
Hassan, Abdulfatai and Suleiman also got many insurgents arrested and eventually detained, while also preventing bloody attacks on civilian populations and public infrastructural facilities in the North East and Abuja before they were arbitrarily retired, six years ago.
A legal representative of one of the “illegally” retired army officers, told PRNigeria that his client and some other military commanders that led combat operations in the North East a few years back, which resulted in the killing and arrest of terrorists, have received threat messages from Boko Haram and ISWAP.
He said: “My client’s life and that of his colleagues are in serious danger.
“We don’t know what the terrorists are planning to do to them.
“The military and other relevant security agencies must act fast.”
The counsel, while declining to give his name, expressed dismay over the refusal of the present military hierarchy to facilitate the reinstatement of his clients and others in line with several court rulings in their favour.
He, however, said that he would still not persists in writing letters of appeal to relevant authorities to intervene and get justice for the forcefully retired officers.
He said: “It is gratifying to note that the present Service Chiefs do not have an objection to the court ruling.
“Moreover, they were not behind the travails of my client and his colleagues.
“But our concern is the Minister of Defence. He has refused to act and do the needful.
“Nevertheless, we shall not relent in writing and exploring every possible avenue that will get justice for the retired senior army officers.”
According to the counsel, his client, whose name he will not mention, and some of his colleagues are still committed to serving the Nigerian military and have even pledged to tackle criminal bandits terrorising States in the North Central and North West, together with the Federal Capital, if they are reinstated.
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200,000 repentant terrorists surrender, drop arms in North East – CDS
200,000 repentant terrorists surrender, drop arms in North East – CDS
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has disclosed that about 200,000 repentant terrorists have so far dropped their arms and surrendered to troops in the North East, noting that the twin strategy of kinetic and non-kinetic operations was responsible for this achievement.
The CDS made this known at the Security and Justice Symposium organised by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) in collaboration with the British High Commission, which began at the National Counterterrorism Centre in Abuja on Tuesday.
He disclosed that the theme of the symposium, ”Securing Peace, Ensuring Justice, Protection, Conduct, and Accountability,” speaks volumes about the deluge of security challenges the armed forces and security agencies are facing.
His words, “All the challenges we are facing today have to do with fairness, equity, justice, and accountability.
“There will not be peace without justice, equity, fairness, and accountability. In our operations, we are conducting both kinetic and non-kinetic strategies, which have to a large extent yielded significant successes, and we want to particularly thank the National Security Adviser for his great support in this regard.
“Nigeria is going through so many challenges, and we feel we’re able to address this, and everybody has a sense of belonging. A lot of the security challenges we are having, we are sure, will go down. I want to thank the National Security Advisor for all the support he’s given us, both the kinetic and the non-kinetic.
“We have said it; the kinetic aspect is just less than 30%. The non-kinetic has a lot to play. The non-kinetic, because when you have democracy, people must have the evidence of democracy. As long as it tells people to sleep well and be peaceful, and they are hungry, their children cannot eat, and all this creates more problems.
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“The issue of informants. We have to look at how we tackle this issue of informants. Because these are the people who have created the issue.
200,000 repentant terrorists surrender, drop arms in North East – CDS
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Robbers kill two members in shoot-out with Delta police
Robbers kill two members in shoot-out with Delta police
The spokesperson for the police in Delta State, SP Bright Edafe, has confirmed the death of two robbery suspects in the state.
Mr Edafe, who disclosed this to journalists on Tuesday in Warri, said that the deceased were killed from the bullets shot by their gang members.
According to him, the incident occurred on Wednesday at Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of the state.
Mr Edafe explained that the deceased were leading the police surveillance team attached to the Ekpan Division to their hideout when they were caught during a shoot-out.
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“The suspects were arrested at Effurun roundabout with a bag containing 57 live cartridges and other items. They were leading the surveillance team to their hideout at Warri/Sapele road when their gang members, on sighting the vehicle of the police team, engaged them in a shootout.During the gun duel, the arrested suspects that were leading the police team were fatally wounded by the gun shot of their colleagues. The two injured suspects were taken to the hospital and later died while receiving treatment,” he said.
Mr Edafe said that items recovered from the hoodlums hideout included: one English pump action gun, one locally made cut-to-size gun and eight live cartridges.
Others were: six iPhones, Smart phones and a Rolex wrist watch.
He said that the command had intensified manhunt on the fleeing members of the gang.
Robbers kill two members in shoot-out with Delta police
(NAN)
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