Nigeria Chief
of Defense staff, Alex Badeh and Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, in
a meeting with officials of the Ministry of Defense at the state house, has
both received orders by President Muhammadu Buhari to dismantle all military
check points nationwide, ITRealms
reports.
In a
report released by News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) permanent secretary, Ministry
of Defence, Malam Ismail, confirmed the statement at a press briefing.
“The President has instructed the Chief of Defense Staff to
get the Chief of Army Staff and the Inspector General of Police to remove all
the military men along the roads across the country,” he said.
Speaking further on arrangements made so far in the
implementation of decisions reached during the Lake Chad Basin Commission,
Ismail said, “Nigerian armed forces are very ready, we have briefed him but one
most interesting thing about it is that we are going out much happier because
he has shown us he is still a soldier.”
On the relocation of the military command centre in Nigeria
to Borno, he noted that the issue was extensively discussed, stressing that the
centre would soon be fully operational.
The Permanent Secretary also expressed optimism on the issue
of Boko Haram boldly declaring that based on the hopes given them by the
President, he feels happy going to fight the war as he sees peace and security
in the very near future
Daniel Nsolibe/GEE
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