US Secretary Blasts Tinubu As Bandits Take Over Military Training Facility
Tibor Nagy, a former United States Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, has expressed concerns about the insecurity in Nigeria under the President Bola Tinubu-led government.
Nagy’s comments followed allegations made by a Niger State House of Assembly lawmaker stating that bandits had overtaken the Nigerian Army training camp in Kontongora, raising the alarm over the nation’s deteriorating security situation.
In a tweet on Wednesday, Nagy stated, “Only in Nigeria — can bandits take over the nation’s largest military training facility.
“Anywhere else in the world this would be obviously “fake news,” but in Nigeria even the most absurd and outrageous is possible. When will the nation get a decent Government?”
Meanwhile the Nigerian Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has earlier refuted these claims, with Maj Gen Edward Buba, the Director of Defence Media Operations, asserting that “no inch of the training area has been ceded to the terrorist.”
He had emphasised that the allegations made by Hon. Abdullahi Isah of Kontagora II are “incorrect and inaccurate with realities on the ground,” reiterating the military’s commitment to maintaining control of the facility.
Buba had acknowledged that troops had encountered terrorists in the region but stressed that ongoing military operations are aimed at countering these threats.
“Our troops are not relenting at [ensuring the] total destruction of these terrorists wherever they may be hiding,” he added.
The Defence Headquarters also confirmed its collaboration with the Niger State Government to enhance security, following Isah’s claims that bandits had established camps within the Nagwamase Military Cantonment, displacing around 23 communities and posing significant risks to safety.
