Nigerian Army Headquarters has urged members of the public to disregard the “breaking news”alleging that soldiers currently surround the venue of the ongoing meeting between NLC and the SGF,saying , the Soldiers there were the security attached to Security Adviser,Nuhu Ribadu.
This was contained in a statement from the Army Headquarters made available to newsmen on Monday,June,2, in Abuja.
The statement read:
Attention of Army Headquarters has been drawn to a false breaking news by NLC alleging that soldiers currently surround the venue of the ongoing meeting between NLC and the SGF.
Kindly note that the NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, who is also attending the meeting, arrived at the meeting venue with his retinue of statutorily approved military escorts. Once the meeting is over, the escorts will lead the NSA from the venue.
Kindly disregard the deliberate and misleading falsehood being peddled about the presence of the escorts at the meeting.
© HQ Nigerian Army
Author: Maureen Ikpeama