Criminal minds are threatening Army with travel ban– Tukur Buratai

Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, has reacted to calls for International bodies to place a travel ban on some military officers.

The call, was to place travel ban on some military men accused of human rights abuses in Nigeria.

Buratai and other Army Commanders held a meeting in Abuja on October 26, where they discussed violent incidents across the country.

He slammed the international organizations clamouring for a ban on top personnel and soldiers over human rights abuses and violations.

According to him, he doesn’t mind living in Nigeria for the rest of his life because his first first trip outside Nigeria was when he was 50.

“Criminal elements are threatening us with travel ban but we are not worried because we must remain in this country to make it better. The first time I travelled outside of this country, I was already 50 years and a General, so I don’t mind if I live the rest of my life here”The Cable quoted him.

The events of the past few days in our dear nation have shown the determination of some unscrupulous individuals and groups to destabilise Nigeria by all means,” he said. 

These individuals, groups and other undesirable elements have hijacked the peaceful #EndSARS protest marches resulting to widespread violence, acts of wanton destruction and looting of public and private properties in many parts of the country. These acts led to the imposition of curfew in several states of the federation. 

Despite all these, the army has continued to exercise restraint  applied all the principles of internal security operations and fully abided by the internationally recognised rules of engagement as contained in our published standard operating procedures for internal security operations which are derived from the International human rights laws and are in accordance with the international principles guiding the use of force.”he said