The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) yesterday reiterated the resolve of the Armed Forces to flush out economic saboteurs in the Niger Delta.
The DHQ spoke against the backdrop of continued bombings of oil and gas installations by militant group, Niger Delta Avengers and allegations of human rights abuses by soldiers searching for militants in the region.
The Director of Defence Information, Rabe Abubakar, who made this known in a statement, said the military had become aware of a campaign of calumny against soldiers on operations to stop saboteurs from vandalizing critical oil installations in the Niger Delta.
Mr. Abubakar, a Brigadier General, however, insisted that the military and other security agencies would continue to discharge their lawful duties in the Niger Delta and any other part of the country in a most professional manner devoid of the claim by the criminal elements of harassment, intimidation and arrests.
