Tag: CDS Irabor
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CDS calls for investigation into alleged military abortion programme
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor has called on the National Human Rights Commission to launch an independent investigation into allegation by Reuters of illegal abortion programme by the military. Irabor made the call when he led principal staff officers
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National security: Brace up, 2022 will be more challenging than 2021, CDS Irabor charges officers
The Federal Government has
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#EndSARS report: CDS Irabor faults process of release, cautions against ‘disparaging comments’ about Army
The Chief of Defense Staff, General Lucky Irabor, has faulted the procedure adopted in the release of a document said to be the report of the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry on police brutality.
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How bandits’ invasion of NDA premises embarrassed me – CDS Irabor
Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, has said that he was embarrassed that the army did not foresee the attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy.
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CDS Irabor confirms killing of ISWAP leader, Abu Musab al-Barnawi
The leader of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) jihadist group, Abu Musab al-Barnawi, is dead, Chief of Defence Staff General Lucky Irabor, said on Thursday.
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Insecurity: What we are doing to improve operational engagements in troubled areas – CDS Irabor
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, says the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) is currently reviewing its operational engagements in various theatres in order to bring peace in troubled parts of the country. This is contained in a statement issued by Director, Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Benjamin Sawyerr, on Friday in Abuja. Irabor…
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Attack on NDA is ‘madness’ – CDS Irabor
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, has condemned the attack on the permanent site of the Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna State. Addressing reporters on Tuesday in Yola, he described the attack carried out by bandits as madness that must be stopped as soon as possible. “The incident in Kaduna, of course,…
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Shoot on sight must be enforced on illegal bearers of AK-47 – CDS Irabor
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, on Friday described illegal bearers of AK 47 as enemies of the country, and deserved to be shot on sight as directed by President Muhammadu Buhari. Irabor told reporters in Asaba, the Delta State capital, that presidential directive to shoot on sight anyone with an AK-47 rifle…
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Insecurity: Service Chiefs agree to subordinate themselves, take orders from CDS Irabor
Nigeria’s Service Chiefs have agreed to subordinate themselves under the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, in line with universal best practices. The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, said that Commanders of all ongoing military operations will henceforth report directly to Irabor, as obtained in military organizations across the world. TheNewsGuru.com,…
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Peace of Nigeria will no longer be in the hands of terrorists – CDS Irabor
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, has assured that the newly promoted Service Chiefs would ensure that Nigerians no longer lives in fear. Irabor gave the assurance when he fielded questions from State House correspondents after the service chiefs were decorated with their new ranks, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday. He…