A former Chief of Army Staff,
retired Lt.-Gen. Azubuike
Oyeabo Ihejirika, has told an
FCT High Court that he is not
involved with the Boko
Haram Sect.
He told the court on
Thursday that he fought the
Boko Haram sect using his
commanders in the field.
Ihejirika sued Nduka
Obaigbena, Leaders and
Company Limited, and
Stephen Davis, an Australian
who claimed to be a hostage
negotiator working for the
release of Nigerian women
taken hostage by the Boko
Haram sect at Chibok, Borno
State in 2014.
The former army boss is
claiming N100bn for damages
from the defendants for
defamation in the interview
granted by Davis to Arise TV
and then published in
ThisDay
He also asked for a
perpetual injunction
restraining the defendants
from further defamatory
comments concerning him.
Ihejirika wants the
defendants to publish a full
retraction and apology in the
front page of ThisDay
Newspaper for the said false
and libellous publication
Ihejirika who was cross
examined by counsel for the
defendants, Frank Chude,
said that Boko Haram were
terrorists and the Nigerian
Army is fighting the group.
On whether his duties as
General is of public
consumption, Ihejirika said
he was a public figure and
issues related to him were
for public consumption.
The former COAS said he did
not have personal issues
with Boko Haram but fought
them as terrorists.
He admitted that he had
heard about the tape of the
interview and his name was
not mentioned.
But Ihejirika said he was the
only Chief of Army Staff that
retired in January 2014 as
mentioned in the tape.
He also said he had never
granted ThisDay Newspaper
any interview but read the
said publication when his
attention was drawn to it.
His Counsel, A.B. Anachebe
(SAN), had raised objection
that his client would not
answer the question by the
defence if the story
published in ThisDay
Newspaper about Ihejirika
was true.
Anachabe said that the
question and false
publication was the reason
why they were in court
Justice Valentine Ashi
adjourned the case till Nov.
2 and Nov. 3 for continuation
of cross examination and
defence.
Recall that the former Army
boss was arrested in June in
connection with the with
alleged misappropriation
of the arms funds under
former national security
adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki
(rtd).

madridguy:
But beneficiary.

otukpo:
I believe is not possible for a southerner to sponsor such terrorist act in the north.

The sponsors are more likely to come from the region of the terrorists.

iflywithbuhari:
Boko Haram's sponsor is Buhari and no one else

MisterGrace:


Have you read deception by Dan Brown?

madridguy:
But beneficiary.

modath:


You just unknowingly handed me an assignment.

Boleyndynasty2:
Islamic terrorist taking orders from an infidel, a Christian?

Love Machine:
Ihejirika is the only Coas that fought bokoharam to defeat.He was removed by GEJ when the northern elders,including buhari, were complaining that the ibo rtd general wanted to avenge the Biafran civil war of 1974.

Babacele:
not that simple. only if u understand the assassination of Azazi, unsuccessful one on PMB supervised by supposed fellow Muslims under the nose of a Christian President .if u understand that our power elite cabals have no religion nor region .

madridguy:
Continue to rest in peace Gen. Andrew Owoye Azazi. Thank you for revealing the truth.

PDP, the blood of the innocent souls will surely hunt you.

Boleyndynasty2:
In Nigeria the cabals have religion and region, how do you understand that Muslim faithfuls who really think they're fighting the course of Allah will take orders from someone they see as enemy? There's one thing about the North you can't take away from them,is How much they hold their religion and God in high esteem so I won't ever believe or buy into the fact that northerns(muslims) where recruited by a Christian from the East not even the north to work against his own brothers from the north. Oga go and drink garri very well then sit and think. Isis and other terrorist groups where recruited by Ihejirika too.

And stop all this Buhari's assassination plan, if they wanted him dead he would've that day. All that stunts was to gain support for elections and it Truly did serve its purpose.