By Kingsley Omonobi
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) disclosed, yesterday, that contrary to media reports, no suspects had been arrested in connection with the abducted Chibok girls as foreign troops were yet to be deployed for the operation.
A statement by the Director of Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade, said, “There has been no arrest or operation by any foreign military or security allies in the ongoing efforts to rescue the abducted girls or the conduct of the ongoing counter terrorist campaign in Nigeria as reported by national dailies today and currently being circulated online.
“Contrary to the reports and the pictures being circulated to illustrate the claims, there has been no incident or record as reported.
“The pictures being circulated to illustrate the claims in the story are not related to the situation in Nigeria as they were taken from scenes in other countries.
“Indeed, no troops of the American Marines have so far been deployed in any part of Nigeria as is being circulated in certain media”.
“International coalition is quite appropriate in handling terrorism being a trans-border and global crime. “The public will be duly briefed on the areas of collaboration with allied forces in the mission to bring back our girls as the need arises”.
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