Nigerian Army Operates Within Confines Of The Constitution, Says Buratai

Tukur Buratai, chief of army staff, says his men operations are carried out within the ambit of the constitution.

Buratai said this when he played host to members of the house of representatives committee on army at the force’s headquarters in Abuja, on Wednesday.

He noted that the troops are professional who will never operate outside the rules of engagement.

He said the army abides by the country’s constitution and that the safety of citizens is guaranteed.

“Let me assure you and all Nigerians that the Nigerian Army is a professional army. We follow our rules of engagement. Nigerians should feel safe, ” Buratai said.

“We abide by rules of engagement and the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria.”

The army chief spoke hours after a CNN report on the army “using live bullets” on #EndSARS protesters at Lekki tollgate on October 20, 2020.

Although the army has repeatedly denied the allegation, saying its operatives only fired blank bullets into the air, not at the protesters, CNN said its evidence shows otherwise.