{"id":63537,"date":"2018-08-13T17:35:28","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T16:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=63537"},"modified":"2018-08-13T17:35:28","modified_gmt":"2018-08-13T16:35:28","slug":"calm-returns-to-maiduguri-airport-after-protest-by-soldiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/calm-returns-to-maiduguri-airport-after-protest-by-soldiers\/","title":{"rendered":"Calm Returns to Maiduguri Airport After Protest By Soldiers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigerian Army said calm has been restored to the Maiduguri<br \/>\nInternational Airport following the\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1858063915\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Sunday\u2019s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0protest by some soldiers of<br \/>\nthe Special Strike Forces in Operation Lafiya Dole.<\/p>\n<p>The soldiers had in an act of mutiny protested against their posting to<br \/>\nMarte, a Local Government Area in Northern Borno State.<\/p>\n<p>Confirming the development in a statement forwarded to our reporter on<br \/>\nMonday, Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu , Deputy Director Public Relations,<br \/>\nTheatre Command operation Lafiya Dole, said calm had since been restored,<br \/>\nas the Theatre Commander, Major General Abba Dikko has promptly taken<br \/>\ncharge of the situation after addressing and admonishing the troops.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cThe Theatre Command yesterday witnessed a riotous reaction from<br \/>\na few unscrupulous troops while conducting a redeployment of troops who<br \/>\nare currently deployed at the Maiduguri Airport, following a directive to<br \/>\nreview troops&#8217; deployment in Maiduguri metropolis in a bid to reinvigorate<br \/>\nthe security architecture of the city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe redeployment became expedient after a recent assessment of the<br \/>\nsecurity situation by the Theatre Command. Regrettably however,\u00a0 a few of<br \/>\nthe troops who had misunderstood the development and erroneously assumed<br \/>\nit was going to negatively affect their rotation from the theatre of<br \/>\noperation became agitated and reacted by firing into the air.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCalm has however been restored, as the Theatre Commander, Major General<br \/>\nAbba Dikko has promptly taken charge of the situation after addressing and<br \/>\nadmonishing the troops.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Theatre Command undoubtedly considers this ugly incident quite<br \/>\nregrettable and appropriate measures are being taken to forestall a<br \/>\nrecurrence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMembers of the general public are please enjoined to remain calm and go<br \/>\nabout their normal activities as the situation has been put under firm<br \/>\ncontrol.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some airport staff who spoke with our correspondent on the ground<br \/>\nconfirmed the report.<\/p>\n<p>He further commended the timely intervention of the theatre commander who<br \/>\nhelped to bring the situation under control.<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\">\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigerian Army said calm has been restored to the Maiduguri International Airport following the\u00a0Sunday\u2019s\u00a0protest by some soldiers of the Special Strike Forces in Operation Lafiya Dole. 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