Genocide Allegation: T.Y Danjuma’s Claims Are False

The Nigerian Army has dismissed  the allegation by a former Chief of Army Staff, Theophilous Danjuma that its troops are colluding with armed bandits to attack Nigerians in many parts of the country.

it will be recalled  that  The former Minister of Defence accused the Nigerian military are colluding with armed bandits to commit genocide

Danjuma who  made the allegation while speaking at the convocation ceremony of the Taraba state university. noted that there is proliferation of small arms and light weapons in the state and its border with Cameroun is porous.

Reading a report of an enquiry by its committee, the Chief of Civil Military Relations, Major General Nuhu Angbazo, said the claimant was not accessible to affirm his claim and the conflicts in the state were politically motivated.

He cited intolerance and lack of inclusion as the bane of the incessant conflicts in the state.