Confusion as Army accuses Air Force of bombing soldiers at checkpoints

Type  of the Nigerian Airforce jets used for the bombardments of the soldiers

As the battle between the Nigerian military and the outlawed Islamic sect, Boko Haram, intensified in Adamawa State, some Army officers have accused their counterparts in the Air Force for bombarding checkpoints manned by Army.

One of the soldiers, who spoke on condition of anonymity to our correspondent on Monday in Yola, said “ We are 17 in number, manning checkpoints on the Mubi side, when an Air Force plane drop bombs on us. We all fled the area. Up until now, I cannot say where my colleagues are, because we ran in different directions.

Ailing IBB sneaks in after two months treatmnt in Germany

IBB

Former military Head if State, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, on Saturday afternoon touched down at the Minna Airport after a two-month medical sojourn in Germany.

 Babangida was received by the Minister of Defence, Aliyu Gusau and close family members at the Minna Airport.

Boko Haram: APC calls for independent inquiry into fake Boko Haram ceasefire deal

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called for an independent inquiry to unravel the circumstances surrounding the apparently fake ceasefire deal announced by the Jonathan Administration on Oct. 17th, now that the sect's leadership has described as an impostor the man with whom the phantom deal was negotiated.

In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said Nigerians will like to know how the Jonathan Administration got swindled by an impostor, who the major players were and what the government plans to do to address what has now become a monumental national and international embarrassment.