Defence Minister, Mansur Muhammad Dan-Ali, Monday waded into the
controversy surrounding the alleged purchase and ownership of houses in Dubai
by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, saying the
allegations was part of attempts by unpatriotic and disgruntled elements to
distract the leadership of the armed forces from the successes of the war
against terrorism.
A statement signed on behalf of the Minister by his Principal General
Staff Officer (PGSO), Brigadier General MS Ahmed, said, “The ministry of
Defence has observed with dismay, the media report on involvement of the Chief
of Army Staff and his family over ownership of property in Dubai. It is
It is noteworthy that there has been series of concerted efforts in the past by
some medium and its cohorts to tarnish the image of the person of Lt. General
Tukur Buratai for reasons best known to them which failed to achieve their
desired ulterior motives”.
“The ministry of Defence view this as an attempt by some unpatriotic
and disgruntled elements to distract the leadership of the Nigerian Armed
forces from the successes of the war against terror particularly in the North
East”.
“It is on record that Lt. General Buratai has declared his assets as
Commander Multi-national Joint Task Force and as Chief of Army Staff to the
Code of Conduct Bureau. These facts are verifiable with the Bureau.
“The ministry of Defence while appreciating the role of the media in
nation building wishes to equally advise the media to exhibit high sense of
professionalism in the discharge of their duties especially when it comes to
security and defence related matters”.
“We assure Nigerians that this government will not habour personalities
with dubious character. Therefore, the online media report should be
disregarded in its entirety”, the minister said.
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