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We Are Not Useless – Nigerian Army Replies The Economist
The Nigerian Military has stated that it’s a globally revered company. That is in response to an Editorial by The Economist of the UK (UK) on Saturday the place the Muhammadu Buhari administration was described as incompetent, and criticised for being ‘unable to curb corruption’. The piece was titled ‘The Crime Scene on the Coronary heart of Africa’.
The publication additionally accused the Nigerian Military of promoting weapons to insurgents, simply because it identified that ‘insurgency, secessionism and banditry threaten Nigeria’.
However Nigerian authorities are completely displeased with the report, and have fired again.
In an announcement on Saturday by Brigadier-Common Onyema Nwachukwu, the Nigerian Military Spokesperson, the company stated it’s “actually not what the so-called report by the Economist tried to characterize it”.
Learn the Nigerian Military’s assertion in full under:
NIGERIAN ARMY IS WIDELY ACCLAIMED AND GLOBALLY RESPECTED: A REJOINDER TO THE WILD CLAIMS BY THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE REPORT ENTITILED: ‘INSURGENCY, SECCESSIONISM AND BANDITRY THREATEN NIGERIA’
The Nigerian Military has been notified of a current article revealed within the on-line model of the “Economist”, a London primarily based journal, titled “Insurgency, Secessionism and Banditry Threaten Nigeria” which was ostensibly crafted to denigrate, demonize and destabilize the Nigerian Authorities. The report additionally contained some unimaginable slurs focused on the Nigerian army and the Nigerian Military specifically, to which we want to reply.
Whilst the actual intention of the in any other case revered Economist journal in publishing such poisonous concoctions weaved up as report on Nigerian Authorities’s response to the multi-faceted safety challenges assailing the nation is but to be unraveled, the supply of the article could be very clear.
It’s a type of deliberate falsehood and noxious narratives orchestrated by a community of detractors and coven of darkish forces working very exhausting to adorn the Nigerian Military in an unfitting garb of infamy.
The vile report which the Economist selected to supply its platform for publication, spared no effort in attempting to vilify and garbage the picture, character & reputational standing of the Nigerian Military, however failed woefully.
As an expert, hard-fighting and globally revered establishment that has continued to occupy deserved wonderful place within the comity of worldwide defence forces, the Nigerian Military is actually not what the so-called report by the Economist tried to characterize it.
Much more ludicrous was the gildings of the stated report by the infamous unprofessional media retailers that have been fast to republish the plain falsehood.
How is it conceivable that a world journal value its identify {and professional} popularity would comply with lend its medium for a hatchet job of an article with out as a lot as committing little effort to discovering out the actual reality in regards to the Nigerian Military?
How is it conceivable that the Nigerian Military that has distinguished itself as a worthy contributor to world peace and safety by regional, continental and worldwide peace conserving and peace assist operations can be characterised as “Mighty on paper”?
How can the Nigerian Military that has restored democracies, introduced peace to distressed lands and stabilized the sub-region by the dint of exhausting work,dedication to responsibility,self-discipline & professionalism be so denigrated?
Is it the ‘ghost troopers’ of the Nigerian Military which have weathered the storm of terrorism and insurgency of Boko Haram and Islamic State of West African Province Terrorists (ISWAP) within the north jap a part of the nation and components of the Lake Chad area?
In case the Economist journal and people who fed it all of the lies it revealed have no idea, the Nigerian Military working in a joint surroundings, has been in a position to cease ISWAP, a really formidable worldwide terrorist group in its tracks, despite all of the obstacles, together with arm sale blackouts on its method.
The Economist and its ilk must have identified that the Nigerian Military has lengthy distinguished itself as an expert power that doesn’t toy with accountab-ility nor shirk from its statutory duty of defending Nigeria from exterior aggression or inner rebellion.
Is it not curious that an in any other case revered worldwide journal might so simply be sucked in by the antics of battle retailers & brokers provocateurs who’re uncomfortable with the steadfastness, patriotism, unwavering dedication, sacrifice, ruggedness and resoluteness of the Nigerian Military in stamping out terrorism, banditry and different violent crimes assailing the nation and the West African sub-region?
How the Economist journal didn’t do easy due diligence on the stated fabricated report is value interrogating by those that are fascinated with distinguishing between rogue journalism {and professional} one.
Let or not it’s identified to the Economist journal and people who concocted the lies they revealed that the gallant officers and troopers of the Nigerian Military are undeterred, undistracted and completely unfazed by the harebrained assertions contained in that foolish report.
