The Nigerian Army says its investigation has revealed that the allegation by a former defense minister, General Theophilus Danjuma (retd) that it troops were conniving with herdsmen to attack and kill people across villages in Taraba and other parts of the country was not true.
Rather, the Army said findings of the 10-man investigative panel set up to investigate the allegations of the former defense minister revealed that the sustained media campaign against the military in Taraba State, in particular, was because of the refusal of attempts by local leaders to draw the military commanders.
Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, the Chief of Army Staff said this in a statement in which he gave snippets of the findings of the investigative committee set up to investigate the allegation of the former defense minister on Friday.
According to him, the committee visited and interacted with…
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