Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, has condemned what he considered to be a campaign of calumny aimed at discrediting the ongoing anti-terrorism war.
He said the “unpatriotic posture” was capable of undermining the country’s external reputation, while demoralising the troops who are involved in the current campaign to rid Nigeria of insurgents.
Olukolade, who noted this on Monday in a series of tweets, said some media had mischievously attributed the recorded gains against Boko Haram to the efforts of Cameroon, Chad and Niger to the detriment of Nigerian soldiers.
While he acknowledged the supportive role played by troops from the neighbouring countries, he stressed that the war was “comprehensively driven” by the Nigerian Armed Forces.
