Military to invite CAN chair over bias accusation

The military high command says it will request to have a meeting with the Chairman, the Christian Association of Nigeria in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, Rev Timothy Daluk, over his recent comments against the military. 

Daily Trust had reported how killings of innocent people as well as the burning of houses, mosques, and churches continued unabated in Mangu despite the declaration of curfew by Governor Caleb Mutfwang. 

In a video that has since gone viral, Daluk was seen where he accused the Nigerian military of supervising the killings of Christians and the destruction of property in the state. 

Daluk said, “I am here to report the situation happening in Mangu Local Government for the whole world to understand. What is happening in Mangu at this particular point in time, the military are the ones sending our people away for the militia to burn their houses. 

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“At this particular point in time, they have sent every Christian away from the new market, thereby leaving the Muslims to come and burn their houses.” 

But fielding questions from journalists at the Defence Headquarters, Abuja on Thursday, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Edward Buba said the DHQ was in the process of reaching out to the cleric to substantiate his allegations. 

Buba, a Major-General said, “We would get to the bottom of his allegations after we have an audience with him. All the same, the military will continue to discharge its duties professionally and in line with the best international standards.”