Rumours of the arrest of former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant-General Azubuike Ihejirika(rtd.), has been debunked as it has been described as evil.
Former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant-General Azubuike Ihejirika, (rtd.)
It has been revealed that former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant-General Azubuike Ihejirika, (rtd.), was never arrested by the operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS).
According to ThisDay, Ihejirika was not apprehended nor invited by the DSS as was reported in some online medium. The report revealed that a reliable source close to the former army chief denied the report saying that Ihejirika was in the country and at home “relaxing”.
“I am really amazed at the length people are determined to go to tarnish the image of the former army chief. As I am speaking to you, the chief who just returned from his village is in his house.
“What I don’t understand is how and why they orchestrated these fables and for what purpose. I think the intention of these people is to draw the attention of the federal government to the fact that Ihejirika has not been arrested,” the source said.
According to the source, “What people don’t know is that this government would not have wasted time in arresting Ihejirika from the word go if he was guilty all this while.”
Also speaking, a very senior military officer revealed that the arrest rumour was a fabrication, propaganda and falsehood being peddled against Ihejirika without any iota of truth.
“Remember that this is not the first of such numerous false arrests, if not EFCC today, it’s arms procurement tomorrow, the army the next and now DSS. You should also remember the frivolous allegation by the Australian Steve Davies,” the source noted.
It would be recalled that an online medium had claimed that the former COAS was arrested late last night at his residence in Maitama, Abuja, in connection with the arms purchase scandal for which several former military and political chiefs are currently undergoing investigation or trial, among them the immediate past National Security Adviser (NSA), Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd).