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‘Nigeria’s peace guaranteed with Musa as New Defence Chief’ – Irabor

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The former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor (rtd), has said the peace of the nation would be guaranteed with the appointment of Major-General Chris Musa as his successor. General Irabor, who spoke at a reception organised for him by the Ika nation at the weekend, gave an assurance that with General Musa as CDS, the defence of the nation is in good hands. Irabor thanked the Ika nation for the honour done him and his family, adding that he would remain grateful to the Nigerian military for…

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Simon Ekpa: “No group can stop 2023 elections in S’East” – Military

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The Military has assured Nigerians that the 2023 elections would hold peacefully in the Southeast states and every other part of the nation in spite of threats by criminal elements. The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, gave the assurance in Abuja at the 25th edition of President Muhammadu Buhari Scorecard Series. Responding to a question on the threat by the Simon Ekpa-led faction of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), to stop this year’s general elections in the south-East States, Irabor said no person or group could…

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Fuel Scarcity: ‘Nobody is indispensable,’ Nigeria’s military chief warns oil marketers

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Chief of Defence Staff, Major-General Lucky Irabor, has warned that the petrol scarcity across the country had become a ‘security concern’ and ‘nobody is indispensable’ in bringing a solution to the problem. Irabor stated this on Tuesday, during a meeting between oil regulators, security chiefs and petroleum marketers. “The challenge of availability of fuel across the country has risen to a proportion that it had become a concern for the defence and security of our country,” he said. “The government is not handicapped; and there are alternatives and nobody is…

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2023 Elections: Military under pressure to compromise elections – CDS

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Nigeria’s security agencies are constantly under pressure to compromise elections, Chief of Defense Staff,(CDS), General Lucky Irabor, has alerted. General Irabor, who appeared yesterday on the weekly edition of the Ministerial Briefing organised by the Presidential Communication Team at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, however assured citizens that the army will not betray the public trust but remain neutral. The CDS stressed that security operatives come under pressure through inducements, noting that necessary measures are being put in place to ensure that they obey President Muhammadu Buhari’s order to maintain neutrality.…

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Security: “Sovereignty of our nation must not be threatened” – Gen Irabor

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Chief of Defence Staff, (CDS), General Lucky Irabor has reiterated that the sovereignty of the nation must not be threatened under any circumstance. General Irabor stated this during the commissioning of the newly renovated Students’ Union Building at the Obafemi Awolowo University, (OAU), Ile-Ife at the weekend. He said an egalitarian society could only be achieved through secure sovereignty and urged the students to always ensure that their quest for an egalitarian society does not run counter to having secured sovereignty in the country. He said that he and his…

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Oil theft: Gen. Irabor defends destruction of vessel

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…Says no need for investigation The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, said there was nothing sinister about the swift destruction of an oil bunkering vessel by security operatives. Irabor stated this on Friday, after a National Security Council meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at Aso Villa, in Abuja. He made the comments in response to the controversy that ensued after security agents quickly destroyed a vessel used for crude oil theft off the Niger Delta creeks.  Recall that the House of Representatives subsequently said it would investigate the…

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Defence Chief warns Ortom, Akeredolu against procuring AK-47 for security outfits

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The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Lucky Irabor, says no State has the power to procure automatic weapons for its security outfits. He said this yesterday, in an interview with newsmen after the National Security Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, in Abuja. Recall that while inaugurating the first batch of personnel of Benue State’s security outfit in August, the governor, Samuel Ortom, had said “sophisticated weapons” would be provided for them. On his part, Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo, in September, said the state will procure arms…

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Crude Oil theft: Irabor, Kyari vow to unmask operators of illegal crude oil trunkline in Delta

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The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor and the Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), Mele Kyari, have vowed to unmask the saboteurs behind the illegal four-kilometre pipeline connected from Forcados terminal to the sea to siphon crude oil. Both Irabor and Kyari made the vow at the weekend, during a joint visit to the illegal loading port, which is attached to the Trans Escravos pipeline at Yokre Flow Station in Ogulagha oil field in Burutu local government area of Delta State. Recall that…

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Self Defence Call: Matawalle dares Defence Chief, Police, insists residents must carry guns against terrorists

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Despite the reservation by Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Lucky Irabor, Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle have insisted that there is no going back on his directive to the State residents to acquire arms and defend themselves against bandits. Recall that yesterday, he went a step further by inaugurating four committees to implement all strategies designed by his administration to counter banditry and restore peace to the State. The committees are Intelligence Gathering on Banditry, Community Protection Guards (CPG), Prosecution of Banditry-Related Offences, and State Security Standing Panel. The Governor…

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‘Matawalle lacks powers to order Zamfara residents to buy guns’ – CDS Irabor

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Following the directive by the Zamfara State Government to citizens of the State to bear arms to defend themselves against unstoppable banditry and terrorist attacks, the Chief of Defence Staff, (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, has said that the Attorney General of the Federation has a duty to tell Nigerians if the State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has the powers to ask citizens to bear arms. The CDS spoke on the matter at the opening of the Joint Exercise for the National Defence College and War Colleges of the Armed Forces of…

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