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Nigerian Army Threatens to Sue Premium Times

The army has threatened to sue the paper over stories quoting the chief of army staff, Lt Gen Tukur Butatai. The army in its letter described the reports as "false," "unsubstantiated," and "unprofessional."

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Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai.

  • Nigeria:   Army Threatens to Sue Premium Times

    Premium Times, 11 January 2017

    The Nigerian Army has written PREMIUM TIMES, threatening to sue the paper for what it termed unwarranted serial provocative, unauthorised, libelous and defamatory publication"… Read more »

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Letter to PREMIUM TIMES sent by the Nigerian Army, threatening legal action against the newspaper for publications about the army and its chief, Tukur Buratai, a Lieutenant General.

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