The Nigerian Army has reacted to viral video of terrorists leader, Bello Turji, burning a captured military armoured tank.
In the video that surfaced online, the terrorists were seen celebrating after burning the military vehicle.
However, the Nigerian Army has now reacted. In a report that was published on the official X handle of DAILY POST on Monday, the Director of Defence Media Operations Maj-Gen Edward Buba, said the MRAPs seen in the viral video were demobilized due to the inability of troops to use them.
Buba stated that the incident happened after the military personnel got stuck in swampy terrain during operations against bandits in Zamfara State.
He said the troops decided to demobilize the MRAPs to prevent it from being useful to the terrorists after abandonment.
He was quoted as saying that;
“Subsequently, troops dismounted and demobilized the MRAPs, when efforts to backload them were futile. The said demobilization of the MRAPs by troops was to prevent it from being useful to the terrorist after abandonment.”.
