By Nyisom Fiyigon Dore
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has appealed to journalists to put Nigeria’s interest first in their reportage.
Buratai made the appeal on Tuesday in Maiduguri, at a dinner for National Executive members of Nigeria Association of Women journalists (NAWOJ), who were on an on the spot assessment of the security situation in the North East.
The COAS was represented at the event by Maj.-Gen. Enobong Udoh, Chief of Logistics (Army).
“I am giving you a message today, let your colleagues know that whenever they put down something about the military on paper, they should ask themselves if it is in the interest of the nation.
“Many times we fail to understand that some of these issues we feed the public are fuelling this crisis that we are working so hard to bring to an end,’’ he said.
Buratai thanked the national leadership of NAWOJ for taking out time to see for itself the…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
