Tag: General Leo Irabor

On General Irabor, Service Chiefs and Psychological Operations by Yushau A. Shuaib

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To a reasonable extent, the immediate service chiefs could be considered as the most cooperative so far, making them accomplish highly significant national security tasks through inter-agency collaborations and synergy in combat operations and strategic communication.   On Tuesday, 9th August 2022, senior editors and top journalists attended a media parley with the then Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor.   The previous month, devastating terrorist activities were widely reported in the media, including attacks on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State; assault on the presidential convoy…

NHRC Boss inaugurates investigative panel to probe alleged rights violations by military

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The Executive Secretary National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Chief Tony Ojukwu SAN has inaugurated the Special Independent Investigative Panel on Human Rights Violations in the Counter Insurgency Operators in the North East (SIIP-NORTH) to unearth the truth in the allegations of rights violations against the Nigeria military. It would be recalled that a foreign media organisation, Reuters had reported that Nigerian military was involved in abortion of many pregnancies in the North East in the last 10 years, added that the military was also involved in infanticide as well as…

NHRC reaffirms Govt’s obligation to protect military personnel,citizens from attacks by armed groups

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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has reiterated the obligation of the federal government to protect the lives of both the military personnel and other citizens under its jurisdiction from attacks by armed groups. The Chairperson Governing Council of the Commission, Dr. Salamatu Suleiman who stated this in Abuja at a Colloquium on Human Rights in Counter Insurgency Operation in Nigeria observed the protection of lives of military personnel and citizens was imperative given the increased insurgency and counter-insurgency operations in some parts of the country. Speaking during her opening…

Military ‘ll tackle Security threats with renewed vigour – CDS Irabor

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The four-day Defence Headquarters Retreat 2022 held in Asaba ended on Thursday, 12 May, 2022, with an assurance by the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor that the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) will tackle security threats threatening the peace and tranquility of the country with renewed commitment and vigor .The CDS disclosed this while speaking during the closing ceremony of the retreat held in Asaba, Delta State. He reiterated that the Armed Forces of Nigeria have the requisite capabilities to bring about speedy closure to the myriad…