MALIAN ARMY WITHDRAWS FROM KEY TESSALIT MILITARY CAMP. (PHOTO).

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 Malian army withdraws from key Tessalit military camp: sources Mali’s army and its Russian mercenary allies have surrendered Camp Tessalit, a strategic military post in the north, multiple sources told the AFP news agency on Friday. An official from the Tuareg-led separatist group claimed soldiers and mercenaries at the camp had "surrendered", following a fierce fight over the weekend. Simultaneous attacks in Mali by militants linked to Al Qaeda and separatist Tuareg rebels on April 25 showed how fighters ​from different groups with different goals were able to strike at the heart of the West African country's military government. Gunfire and explosions were reported in the capital Bamako and around a large military base outside the capital, as well as Gao and central areas, as gunfire continuing in the northern city of Kidal. Defence minister Sadio Camara was killed at his residence in Kati, a garrison town near the capital, Bamako, following the fierce weekend fighting...

NDLEA PARTNERS NA IN TACKLING DRUG ABUSE, TRAFFICKING.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE..

NDLEA PARTNERS NA IN TACKLING DRUG ABUSE, TRAFFICKING


The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier General Mohammed Buba Marwa(rtd) has called for a robust partnership between the Nigerian Army(NA) and NDLEA in curbing the menace  of substance abuse and trafficking in Nigeria. General Marwa made the call when he led officers of the agency on a courtesy visit to the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya at Army Headquarters today Thursday, 16 December 2021. 


The Chairman pointed out that the abuse and illicit trafficking of drugs in the country have assumed a worrisome dimension, disclosing that several youths are now into substance abuse. He further maintained that there is a nexus between drug abuse and the current state of insecurity in Nigeria. He restated that as the lead agency in the fight against drug abuse and trafficking in Nigeria, NDLEA will remain steadfast in its operations in order to ensure a drug free society. 


Brigadier General Marwa attributed most of the terrorists  and banditry activities witnessed in the country to substance abuse. He reassured  that the NDLEA is committed to a robust collaboration with the NA in its operations to drastically reduce the menace of drug abuse and other criminalities. He also  lamented that drug abuse has ruined many homes in the  society.


He used the medium to appreciate the NA for the training support provided to the NDLEA Academy.He also commended the NA for the sacrifices, patriotism and gallantry in tackling security challenges in the country.


Responding, the COAS  assured that the NA under his watch, will continue to support the NDLEA in discharging its  constitutional mandate. He further noted that drug trafficking is a grievous crime, and  advocated for decisive action against drug traffickers and other related crimes in the country. He urged the agency to engage the youths constructively, through sensitization and awareness campaigns that would  proactively stem the menace of drug abuse in the society. 


ONYEMA NWACHUKWU

Brigadier General

Director Army Public Relations 

16 December 2021.

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