Media Misrepresented My Comments, Buratai’s Hometown Was Attacked Not His Convoy-Senator Ndume

Senator Ali Ndume, who represents Borno South, has clarified and submitted that the comments he made during his television interview on Sunday were misrepresented by the media noting that he did not say former Chief of Army Staff, retired Lt. General Tukur Buratai was attacked by bandits.

Team@orientactualmags.com learned that the senator said this in a statement he issued in Abuja on Monday noting that the ‘Buratai’ he had referred to is a town in Biu Local Government, Borno State.

Recall that Ndume, who  appeared as a guest on Seun Okinbaloye’s Politics Today  programme on Channels Television on Sunday, had raised concerns about the escalating insecurity in the north east.

While lamenting the killings in the area, he had added that a fierce exchange of gunfire ensued between bandits and soldiers when they attacked Buratai last Friday.

‘We are in a dire security situation. Just two days ago, Buratai was attacked at the front operations base in Borno.
Some soldiers responded gallantly, but the insurgents managed to destroy several military assets.

The attackers reportedly targeted high-value equipment, including Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles (MRAPVs), tanks, and machine guns’ he said.

The insurgents, he added, did not only destroy these assets but also took away weaponry and equipment.

 ‘It is Buratai town in Borno state that was attacked, not the former Chief of Army Staff’ he clarified on Monday.

Retired General Buratai served as Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff from 2015 to 2021-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you