‘I Fought Terrorists, Not Funded Them’ – Ex-Military Chief Denies Terrorism Financing Allegations
Former Chief of Military Employees and former Ambassador to Benin Republic, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd), has firmly denied experiences suggesting that he was concerned in financing terrorism.
He mentioned the declare was not solely false, however fully towards every thing he stood for all through his army profession.
Buratai’s response got here by a press release issued on Saturday and signed by former Military spokesperson, Brig.-Gen. Sani Kukasheka Usman (rtd).
The assertion was launched after a web based publication linked the previous Military Chief and another people to alleged terrorism financiers.
In response to the assertion, the accusation was “baseless, deceptive, and intentionally crafted to wreck his title.”
It pressured that Buratai had by no means been investigated, interrogated, indicted, or related to any terror-related funding by any safety or intelligence physique at any level in his profession.
The assertion defined that no official establishment whether or not army, diplomatic, judicial, or administrative had ever related the previous Military Chief with any type of terrorism financing.
It added that the publication relied solely on the non-public allegations of retired Main-Common Danjuma Ali-Keffi, which it described as malicious and missing any factual assist.
Buratai’s camp mentioned it was disappointing however unsurprising that his title was as soon as once more focused in an try and stain his public picture.
They famous that related makes an attempt had been made up to now, however all of them failed as a result of his service report remained clear and well-documented.
The retired Common emphasised that he spent over 40 years preventing terrorism, strengthening counter-insurgency operations, and serving to the army reclaim territories beforehand seized by Boko Haram and ISWAP.
Below his management, the Military restored authorities presence in lots of communities and enabled displaced households to return to their houses.
The assertion questioned the logic behind accusing a person who led a number of profitable army campaigns towards terrorists of backing the identical {groups} he spent years confronting.
It insisted that the allegation defied purpose and was a direct assault on his honour.
Buratai has now demanded that the publication, together with Ali-Keffi, withdraw the story and difficulty a public apology.
He warned that failure to conform would go away him with no possibility however to provoke authorized motion to defend his status.