The Defence Headquarters opposed governor of Borno state, Babagana Zulum, over the attack on the governor’s convoy on Wednesday, July 29.
Governor Zulum alleged the soldiers of being accountable for the attack on his convoy in Baga, a town in Kukawa local government area of the state
The Borno state governor stated what occurred to him was complete damage from the military.
“It is a complete sabotage… I cannot end my interview without clearly stating what happened yesterday. As far as I am concerned, there was no Boko Haram yesterday (Wednesday). It was a serious shooting by the Nigerian armed forces while ‘residing’ in Baga. The situation is very embarrassing,” he said.
On Wednesday August 5, Nevertheless, the coordinator of the Defence Headquarters Media Operations, John Enenche, believed findings from the videotape of the attack display that it was Boko Haram that confronted Governor Zulum’s convoy.
“It is an allegation which needed to be probed and also, I must say for such an allegation, it calls for worry on our part as the high command of which we went into action immediately,” Enenche, a major-general, told Channels TV as monitored by Premium Times.
“We investigated it immediately and the strategic level is cleared of that; operational level cleared of that, tactical level, cleared of that. We analyzed the video: you will discover from the sound of the gunshots; it is not the professional weapons that we use.
“And of course, if you have operated with an enemy for some time, we call it enemy habit. From the analysis, it was purely that of the enemies, Boko Haram, in that area. From the tactics, and from the search conducted, it was the insurgents.
“So, our fears were allayed within 48 hours. It is not anything sabotage from the tactical, operational and strategic level, that is if you want to rate it from rank down to the person on the frontline.”
