Boko Haram lost, education won as 12 rescued Chibok girls Graduate at AUN Daji Sani in Yola and Linus Aleke in Abuja The Nigerian military has dismissed reports of alleged infiltration of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) by elements of Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), particularly around fringe communities, describing the claims as unfounded and lacking any verifiable evidence.
The military high command also disclosed plans to investigate the killing of a serving National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member in Abuja, even as it highlighted significant operational gains recorded across various theatres of operation.
Speaking at a press conference in Abuja yesterday, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, said categorically that there was no credible evidence of terrorist presence in any part of the FCT.
“There is no verifiable report confirming the presence of terrorists in any part of the FCT.
The allegation of presence of terrorists in Jukwoyi is not true.
I can state categorically that it is not true,” he said.
He, however, noted that while terrorist presence was not established, criminal elements might exist within the territory.
On the incident involving the NYSC corps member, Onoja explained that conflicting accounts were currently under review.
He said the military unit involved reported that its personnel were pursuing armed robbers and that the incident occurred during a crossfire, while the family has disputed this version of events.
According to him, “I have reviewed both the military’s report and the family’s counter-narrative.
It is evident that there are gaps in both accounts.
“While the soldiers maintain that they were pursuing an armed robber and that there was a crossfire, the family insists that this account is inaccurate, and we are currently engaging with them.” He added that internal verification was ongoing....
