The
Defence Headquarters wishes to emphasize that the Nigerian Armed Forces
will not relent in their efforts to flush out economic saboteurs
masquerading under whatever guise to perpetuate evils in the Niger
Delta.
As
part of the constitutional mandate of the Armed Forces, the military
will not jettison the confidence reposed in it by the good citizens of
our great nation in ensuring that peace and security prevail in our
land.
The
military is not unmindful of the campaign of calumny against our
soldiers by paid agents claiming that soldiers are harassing members of
the public while performing their constitutional responsibility. It is
pertinent to state that it is the same group of people that are wreaking
havoc on the critical national assets that are blackmailing the Armed
Forces and other security agencies to divert attention.
The
military and other security agencies will continue to discharge their
lawful duties in the Niger Delta and any other part of the country in a
most professional manner devoid of the claim by the criminal elements of
harassment, intimidation and arrest. Our job is to secure
infrastructural facilities and property of innocent citizens as well as
containing the activities of criminal.
The
blackmail by sponsored persons would not deter the military from been
focused and committed in its effort to fish out the vandals as the whole
world is seeing what the so called Militants are criminally doing in
the attacks of oil pipelines.
The
security measure put in place is not meant to intimidate any innocent
individuals but to bring normalcy to our land. We urge the communities
and well meaning Nigerians to cooperate with the security agencies in
their bid to apprehend the perpetrators.
The military would respond decisively in a professional manner at appropriate time.
RABE ABUBAKAR
Brigadier General
Acting Director Defence Information
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