The Director, Defence Media Operations, Major-General Edward Buba made this known while briefing newsmen on the operations of the military in the second quarter yesterday in Abuja.
In their 16 points Communique, the Forum called for strengthening of fiscal federalism and devolution of powers and expressed concern over current practices where mineral licenses are issued and explorations undertaken without recourse to State governments.
Defense chiefs of West Africa on Thursday, June 27 proposed a plan to deploy a 5,000-strong “standby force” to fight the region’s worsening security...