Authorities have debunked a viral video alleging a foreign military base, highlighting Nigeria’s focus on peacekeeping and counter-terrorism, not regional destabilisation.
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), on Monday, faulted trending video of joint training of military personnel drawn from French, Nigeria and other West African armed forces.
The Video footage went viral shortly after Niger military leader, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, alleged that Nigeria was colluding with France to destabilise his country.
He further alleged that France has also concluded an arrangement with Nigerian authority to establish a military base in Northern Nigeria to enable French troops launch its proxy onslaught against the Republic of Niger.
Responding to the viral video footage, the Director Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, said, “This is an old video.”
According to him, the top Nigerian military officer who spoke in the short video clip, Brigadier General Saad, was retired in 2015.
In a telephone chat with newsmen, Buba observed that mischief makers, and enemies of the Nigerian state were now using the video for misinformation.
Further dissociating the viral video from the alleged foreign military base involving Nigeria and France, he explained the mission of Nigerian military personnel in the video.
