Tag: Defence chief
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How military averted a ‘catastrophic incident’ in Nigeria – Defence Chief
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor has disclosed that the security forces averted what could have been the most devastating incident in the history of Nigeria. Irabor revealed this during a Channels Television’s special progamme tagged ‘Democracy Day: Giving Hope To Nigerians’ on Sunday. He said that incident was averted in Kano State…
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If violence is what they need to unleash, their days are numbered – Defence Chief to terrorists
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, has restated the resolve of Nigeria’s military to restore peace in the southern part of Kaduna State. The Southern part of Kaduna has become a hotbed of deadly attacks in recent months. Irabor made this known in Kafanchan on Thursday during a peace meeting with stakeholders involved…
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Military helicopter with Defence chief aboard crashes
Indian Air Force on Wednesday confirmed that there was an accident with an Indian military helicopter with Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat aboard. Earlier, the media had reported that the helicopter crashed, and a search and rescue operation had been launched. Nine people were on board the copper and three were rescued, according to…