Nigerian Army has distanced itself from claims by ex-Niger Delta militant leader Asari Dokubo of owning a private military licensed by the Nigerian government.
The director Army public relations, Brig-gen Onyema Nwachukwu when contacted said the Nigerian Army was not in any partnership with Dokubo and his private military.
He said the army has never fought side by side with him or the organisation he represents.
Dokubo had in a viral video claimed that he owns a private military that is licensed by the federal government and that he has been fighting along Armed Forces of Nigeria in Niger, Plateau, Abia, Imo and some parts of Rivers.
He also claimed that the communities his men operate have been giving accolades and commendation.
“I don’t have an army but I have a private military company that was engaged by the Nigerian government and I have been doing the work for the Nigerian State. Private military companies exist all over the world. We have black waters, we have Wagner. We have so many private military companies.
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