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Nigeria - According to military spokesman Major Gen. Chris Olukolade, the people killed recently by soldiers in Plateau state are not civilians but an incubating terrorist group.
According to Yahoo! News, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade said soldiers sustained various injuries when a militia opened fire on troops during weekend raids by the Special Task Force in central Plateau state. Another 10 suspects were arrested, he said in a statement.
READ: Bloody Revenge: Nigerian Soldiers Kill 30 In Plateau Boko Haram-Style
"It was a well-intended operation aimed at apprehending the ring leaders and foot soldiers of an incubating terrorist group," he said. "The operation, however, went awry when the audacious and dangerous group opened fire on troops."
He warned that "never again shall the Nigerian military allow any militant groups to rise again to constitute themselves into grave danger to innocent citizens of the country" — an apparent reference to the fight to curb a nearly 6-year-old Islamic uprising in the northeast.
Reports had said the military opened fire on civilians numbering over 80 and killed them Boko Haram-style in a reprisal attack.
Read: Their Tongues,Eyes Were Removed- Nigerian Army Describes Murder of 6 Officers
But Olukolade said the reports were "totally false" and part of a "smear campaign" against Nigeria's military.
#Nigeria #Military
According to Yahoo! News, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade said soldiers sustained various injuries when a militia opened fire on troops during weekend raids by the Special Task Force in central Plateau state. Another 10 suspects were arrested, he said in a statement.
READ: Bloody Revenge: Nigerian Soldiers Kill 30 In Plateau Boko Haram-Style
"It was a well-intended operation aimed at apprehending the ring leaders and foot soldiers of an incubating terrorist group," he said. "The operation, however, went awry when the audacious and dangerous group opened fire on troops."
He warned that "never again shall the Nigerian military allow any militant groups to rise again to constitute themselves into grave danger to innocent citizens of the country" — an apparent reference to the fight to curb a nearly 6-year-old Islamic uprising in the northeast.
Reports had said the military opened fire on civilians numbering over 80 and killed them Boko Haram-style in a reprisal attack.
Read: Their Tongues,Eyes Were Removed- Nigerian Army Describes Murder of 6 Officers
But Olukolade said the reports were "totally false" and part of a "smear campaign" against Nigeria's military.
#Nigeria #Military