The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has reacted to viral video of terrorists leader, Bello Turji and his gang burning a captured military armoured tank.
In the video that surfaced online, the terrorists were seen celebrating after burning the military vehicle.
In its reaction, the Military, in a report monitored on the official X handle of DAILY POST on Monday, through 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 said, “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.”
