Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson, says the recent
attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) might be a ploy to embarrass the
President Muhammadu Buhari administration.
Recall that attacked the NDA in the early hours of Tuesday,
which resulted in the death of two officers.
The development has raised concerns on the rising insecurity
in the country.
Reacting to the development on Wednesday, Shehu, in an
interview on Channels Television, said the presidency expects the military to
thoroughly investigate and disclose what happened.
The presidential spokesperson, who described the incident as
“sad and unfortunate”, noted that many scenarios are being painted on the
circumstances that led to the incident.
He said the incident might be designed by those who want to
embarrass this current administration, in the wake of the “major successes”
achieved by the military in the fight against insurgency and banditry.
Shehu said the incident may also be politically-motivated.
“The president has
denounced it. He is not happy about it. It is now left for the military
authorities to thoroughly investigate this and bring out what happened,” he
said.
“So many scenarios are being painted though. Could this be
truly a criminal attempt to violate the sanctity of that military institution?
Was this an opportunistic crime? Is it political? Does somebody want to
embarrass the government by doing this?
“We are coming from major successes. Look at how Boko Haram
is unravelling in the north; they surrendered. All of the victories that have
been recorded even in the north-west — these bandits are being taken out in
large numbers.
“So, in a climate — political climate — in which people seek
to make political capital out of this unfortunate incident, you don’t rule in
anything, you don’t rule out anything.
“We hope
investigations will fully reveal what happened and why it happened.”
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com