The Nigerian Army has reacted to online media speculations alleging that former Chief Security Officer to the late Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, has been promoted to the rank of Brigadier General. The army denied the report in the statement below by its Director of Army Public Relations, Ibrahim Attahiru, who is himself a Brigadier General.

"The attention of the Nigerian Army has been drawn to a publication on the Internet about the purported decoration of Major Hamza Al–Mustapha

“The Army, as a professional force, wishes to state that all administrative procedures are guided by extant administrative rules and regulations such as the Armed Forces of Nigeria Harmonised Terms and Conditions among others.

“The Army wishes to advice the media to always cross check facts before going to the press, clarification of facts leads to avoidance of misinformation, misinterpretation and sensationalism in reportage.”

This is unbecoming of Nigerian information media, publishing untrue information thereby misinforming the public. I'm really happy the Army came out to clear the air on this issue.

All this suegbe johnalist sorry jounalist wen dey like release ogogoro joint news witout confirming, na thunder go fire them