According to APC journalist President Tinubu is considering General Buratai as Minister of Defense

According to APC journalist President Tinubu is considering General Buratai as Minister of Defense.

Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai at the weekend said that prior to his appointment as COAS, Nigerians were already feeling a sense of defeat psychologically by Boko Haram terrorists because there propaganda machinery got Nigerians unsettled.

“With the bombings at United Nations House, bombing of the Police headquarters, bombing of the Nyanya Motor park, bombing of Abacha barracks market and the propagsnda, Nigerians became afraid and began to feel a sence of defeat psycologically”.

The Public Relations Officer of the minister, Tukur Gusau, said in a statement on Monday that Mr Dan-Ali gave the directive when he met with the Chief of Defence Staff and Service Chiefs in his office.

The minister also directed the General Officer Commanding 8 Division, to relocate his Tactical Headquarters from Sokoto State to Zamfara, to oversee the conduct of Operation Sharan Daji.

He mandated the chief of defence staff and chief of army staff to effect changes in the operational commands of Operations Delta Safe in the Niger Delta, Lafia Dole in the North East, Sharan Daji in Zamfara and Katsina states and Awatse in the South-west.

According to Mr Dan-Ali, this is to enable them meet up with the current threats and security challenges in their areas of responsibility.