The Commanding Officer of the 103 Battalion, Lt. Col Anthony Wende, was dissociated from a “Why We Couldn’t Defeat Boko Haram” letter supposedly written to President Goodluck Jonathan, on why the counter insurgency operations in the North-East had not yielded the desired results. It was reported recently that the commanding officer appealed Jonathan , where claim of corruption was said to have been the reason for the continued battle against the insurgents. Lt Col A Wende was introduced to the press at a briefing on December 25, 2014, Thursday. Photo: SaharaReporters The letter to the president also said that the army did not have the necessary arms to protect the existing counter insurgency war against the Boko Haram terrorists. READ ALSO: Army Commander, Author Of Scandalous Letter, Threatened The Deputy Director, Army Public Relations of the 7th Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri, Col. Sani Usman, at a press- conference said the Nigerian military had investigated the petition and disclosed that the officer was not the author of the letter. He said: “ The petition was carefully studied and investigated by the Nigerian Army and as part of this process, forensic analysis by relevant security agencies was carried out. Colonel Sani Usman, the spokesperson for the 7th Division, hosted the event for the media. Photo: SaharaReporters “It was discovered that the allegations were spurious and baseless as the commanding officer had nothing to do with the petition. He has therefore been exonerated .” Usman supposed that the petition was aimed at distracting the Army from its fight against insurgency in the country. “We wish to categorically state that the petition is the handiwork of mischief-makers aimed at distracting the 7 Division and indeed the Nigerian Army from its determined efforts at fighting insurgency and terrorism in this nation to a logical and successful conclusion,” the Army spokesman said. Media representatives has a chance to ask Colonel Usman and Colonel Wende some questions. Photo: SaharaReporters He continued: “You will recall that the officer’s unit currently plays a vital role in the fight against Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria. Under his command, the unit, along with others, has been able to deny the terrorists freedom of action within their area of operations. READ ALSO: Army Commander Writes A Powerful Letter To President Jonathan “It is out of sheer mischief therefore that someone is trying to ensure that the name of this gallant officer is smeared for inconceivable reasons.” Members of the press invited to face-to-face talks. Photo: SaharaReporters
Posted on: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 13:49:47 +0000
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