Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor has debunked allegations by Islamic cleric, Sheik Ahmad Gumi that soldiers were colluding with bandits.

He said; “Anyone who is hallucinating with the idea that the military or other security agencies are conniving, I think needs to have himself checked. Do you connive with someone to take your life? That of course is a question that should dismiss that kind of allusion any day.”

“All you need to know is that yes, on daily basis, because of the technological tools available to everyone of us, it is not impossible that criminally-minded individuals may take advantage of these tools.”

“That is the reason on daily basis, we are reassessing our operational engagements, to ensure that our engagements are intelligence-driven, and equally know that these bad elements, who live among us need be exposed.”