ONYEDI GABRIEL, PORT HARCOURT
The army has vowed to move against separatist agitators like Sunday Igboho and Asari Dokubo.
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. -Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru fired the warning on Monday in Uyo at the first Commanding Officers’ Workshop 2021.
Igboho recently declared that the South-West was no longer part of Nigeria while Dokub announced the establishment of Biafra Customary Government.
But Attahiru pledged that the Nigerian Army would deal decisively with every form of security threat confronting the nation, including those posed by the secessionist.
He said the Nigerian Army would soon surmount attempts by some individuals to compromise the territorial integrity of the country by the declaration of sovereignty on behalf of ethnic nationalities in the country.
He said: “The Nigerian Army under my leadership would remain proactive and jointly work with other security agencies to decisively deal with threats facing the nation.
“The Nigerian Army under my watch remains resolute and is poised more than ever before to decisively deal with individuals or groups that threaten the peace, security and stability of our great nation”.