- The Melete attack on Nigerian soldiers by insurgents is still generating reactions across the country
- The PDP has asked the National Assembly to commence investigation on the killings
- The main opposition party also chided the federal government for its silence on the issue
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the National Assembly to immediately commence an extensive investigation into alleged compromises that led to the killing of over 100 Nigerian soldiers by insurgents.
The main opposition party made the demand in a statement sent to Legit.ng on Monday, November 26, by its national publicity secretary, Kola Ologbodiyan.
The PDP also chided the federal government for its silence, accusing the presidency of refusing to come forth with explanations on the issue.
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The party said legislative investigation into the killing of the soldiers has become imperative, “given reports of compromises and alleged failure of the authorities to promptly act on a reported threat by insurgents to attack the base and other military locations in the area, few days before the attack.”
“This is in addition to a disturbing video, circulating in the public domain, showing soldiers, weeks before the attack, giving accounts of their neglect by the authorities, resulting in their vulnerability to insurgents,” Ologbodiyan lamented.
He continued: “This is particularly worrisome given apprehensions that President Muhammadu Buhari has been distracting the military by dragging our Service Chiefs to participate in his re-election campaign activities, instead of concentrating on their statutory duties.
“Moreover, the apparent insensitivity of the Buhari presidency to the killing as well as alleged moves by the authorities to sweep the matter under the carpet has created despondency among the citizens.
“The PDP therefore urges the National Assembly to unravel the compromises leading to the killing of our soldiers and those behind them.”
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Meanwhile, a foreign freelance journalist based in Nigeria, Anna Cunningham, and AFP's Abuja bureau chief, Phil Hazlewood, have both dismissed Femi Adesina's claims that the military does not or rarely disclose the figure of its casualties globally.
Adesina, the spokesperson of President, Muhammadu Buhari, made the statement on Channels Television while speaking on the Melete attack and the long silence of the presidency.
Cunningham and Hazlewood debunked the presidential aide's claim after Channels Television tweeted the words of Adesina and they proceeded to tweet links of where British, American, Canadian and Australian military publish the names of their fallen heroes.
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