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“I don’t know anything about raid of communities, killing of civilians by military as alleged by Reuters,” Gen Eyitayo Abdulwahab tells NHRC panel
Major General Abdulwahab Eyitayo on Tuesday told the Special Independent Investigative Panel on Human Rights Violations in the Counter Insurgency Operations in North East that he knows nothing about alleged assault of communities leading to the death of children or other civilians during the period of insurgency in the North East.
The panel was set up by the National Human Rights Commission to investigate Human Rights abuses allegedly committed by the Nigerian military while fighting Insurgency in the North East as contained in a report published by Reuters.
General Eyitayo said the troop under his command in Borno state in 2015 acted professionally in the course of operations and noted that the area of their operations in places like Kukawa, Konduga and Baga, were far away from residential areas, and that allegations of attacks on civilian could not have arisen.
In his oral testimony while being led by the Secretary of the panel, Mr. Hilary Ogbonna, the military top Officer said deployment was designed to be at the “outskirt” where troop will have the opportunity to stop the insurgents from coming to attack the civilians.
He said- “There is no way the soldiers who are protecting these civilians will turn round to attack them for any reason.”
Eyitayo who is currently serving at the Defense Base, Lugbe, Abuja recalled how troop under his command escorted civilians to their farms to ensure their safety when the Boko Haram fighters were stopping them on the way on random, and demanding taxes from them.
In Reuters allegation of abortion assaults which claimed that 10,000 pregnancies were illegally and forcefully aborted by the Nigerian Army as part of its systematic approach towards fighting insurgency in the North East, he said that they never provided medical assistance to the civilians whom he noted do not have any business coming where the troop were.
The former GOC 7 Division also informed the 7- Member panel chaired by Justice Abdu Aboki (rtd) that under his command there used to be media briefings from time to time so that members of the public will be kept abreast of the operations of the military in the North East.
He added that the Army has a human rights desk in 7 Division and the press briefing provided a good platform to clarify issues arising from any complaints that are brought before the human rights desk.
Also defending himself before the panel, Colonel Yakubu Ibrahim who was 22 Brigade commander in Borno state said he only heard about Reuters report, saying that during his time in the state, the troop under his command did not make use of firepower because they hardly met the insurgents during clearance operations.
He told the panel that they did not engage in rescuing or managing civilians but only assisted the communities, especially those who did not have food because of the displacements occasioned by the insurgency.
He also confirmed before the panel that troop carried out medical outreaches with the assistance of Borno state and non-governmental organizations working in the state, pointing out that they never treated civilian, let alone pregnant women.
“Our area of responsibility is Machina, Nguru, Gasua and one other LGA (with other units) and I have four LGA in my area of responsibility. I did not make use of fire power because at that time “we did not encounter insurgents”.
“I was in New Marte as at 2020 and there was no human beings there except the fighters. In Dikwa there were people there, it is a local government. I had a battalion in Dikwa who made sure insurgents did not infiltrate that town. I visited Dikwa as operations demand,” he said.
The David Mark-led faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has approached the Court of Appeal to challenge the Federal High Court judgement that removed its leadership.
The opposition party also disclosed that it had filed an application seeking a stay of execution of the judgement pending the hearing and determination of its appeal.
The party made this known in a statement on Friday, November 6, adding that it had formally notified the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the legal steps taken,
The appeal is against the judgement delivered by the Federal High Court in Abuja on November 5, 2026, in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1619/2025, involving Hon. Nafiu Bala Gombe and the ADC.
The party urged INEC to refrain from taking any further action on the matter until the Court of Appeal has considered the case.
It argued that the application for a stay of execution was yet to be decided and that the electoral commission should not take any step that could affect the outcome of the appeal.
According to the ADC, it expects INEC to respect the ongoing legal process and allow the appellate court to hear the matter before making any decision connected to the judgement.
The statement partly read, “The ADC is exercising its lawful right to appeal. The judgement is now being challenged before a higher court, and the legal process must be allowed to run its course.
“We expect INEC to uphold the law and take full account of the pending proceedings before making any consequential decisions.”
The party also urged its members and supporters to remain calm, insisting that the court judgement would not stop its political activities.
It said its campaigns would continue while it explored all available legal options to defend its position.
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) led by Senator David Mark, declaring the caretaker committee that oversaw the party’s affairs illegal and invalidating all decisions taken by the committee.
The judgment, delivered on Thursday by Justice Peter Lifu, also affects the presidential primary that produced former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the ADC’s flag bearer for the 2027 general elections.
Atiku, whose name had earlier been published by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the party’s presidential candidate, had already selected former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, as his running mate.
The ruling followed a suit instituted by Nafiu Bala Gombe, a former National Deputy Chairman (North-East) of the ADC, who challenged the process through which the David Mark-led leadership assumed control of the party.
Gombe argued that following the resignation of the party’s former National Chairman, Chief Ralph Nwosu, he was constitutionally entitled to take over the leadership.
He consequently asked the court to invalidate all actions undertaken by the Mark-led leadership and restrain Senator Mark and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola from presenting themselves as the party’s National Chairman and National Secretary, respectively.
The plaintiff maintained that their emergence violated the ADC constitution and relevant provisions of the Electoral Act.
In suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1819/2025, the ADC, INEC, Senator David Mark, Aregbesola and Chief Ralph Nwosu were listed as defendants.
Justice Lifu upheld Gombe’s claims and granted the reliefs sought, effectively invalidating the authority of the caretaker committee and decisions taken under its leadership.
The verdict is expected to trigger fresh political uncertainty within the ADC, particularly over Atiku’s presidential ambition and the party’s preparations for the January 16, 2027 presidential election.
However, the party has vowed to challenge the judgment at the appellate court.
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