Defence Headquarters has denied claims by Chadian Military that it
carried out airstrikes on some Boko Haram hideouts in Nigeria. A
statement signed and released by Major Gen. Chris Olukolade, the
Director of Defence Information this evening, stated that the areas the
Chadian military attacked was most likely within Niger republic and not
Nigeria. Part of the statement reads;
"The fact is that the Nigerian Airforce surveillance mission identified
targets tagged as Camp 6 around Bosso town, which is not within
Nigeria’s territory and alerted the partners accordingly.
The places reported to have been struck by the
Chadians are therefore most likely to be in Niger Republic and not
Nigeria as widely reported in the international media. The Nigerian
military will continue to cooperate with partners in the mission to
exterminate or contain terrorists strictly in conformity with existing
terms of the Concept of Operation at strategic, operational or tactical
levels.
It is however important that issues are accurately reported while
avoiding misleading or unnecessary sensationalism from any quarter” the
statement read
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