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).
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