{"id":38050,"date":"2021-02-28T18:06:28","date_gmt":"2021-02-28T18:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=38050"},"modified":"2021-02-28T17:05:39","modified_gmt":"2021-02-28T17:05:39","slug":"insecurity-i-was-ambushed-3-times-by-boko-haram-nigerians-dont-appreciate-buratai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/insecurity-i-was-ambushed-3-times-by-boko-haram-nigerians-dont-appreciate-buratai","title":{"rendered":"Insecurity: I was ambushed 3 times by Boko haram, Nigerians don\u2019t appreciate \u2013 Buratai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, rtd, the immediate past Chief of Army Staff, has narrated how he was ambushed by Boko Haram on three occasions as COAS and had to escape being killed.<\/p>\n<p>The former COAS said this while lamenting that all the army did to contain the terrorists under his command was not appreciated by Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p>Buratai said this on Saturday in Kuta, Osun State, at an interdenominational prayer organised for him by Olowu of Kuta, Oba Adekunle Oyelude.<\/p>\n<p>The former army boss was represented at the occasion by Major Daniel Banjo (retd) and Wing Commander Mamman Yusuf (retd.), two of his course mates. He spoke through Banjo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the war front, many things happened and Nigerians are not appreciative. Three times I was ambushed and jumped into the bush with my men and engaged the insurgents. My relationship with Olowu of Kuta is divine,\u201d Buratai said.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that ex-service chiefs, Gen Abayomi G. Olonisakin (Rtd ), Lt Gen Tukur Y. Buratai (Rtd), Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar (Rtd), and Air Vice Marshal Mohammed S. Usman (Rtd), resigned their positions as the country\u2019s security heads last week.<\/p>\n<p>However, President Muhammadu Buhari immediately nominated the them as non-career ambassadors.<\/p>\n<p>They were during the week confirmed as non-career ambassadors by the Senate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, rtd, the immediate past Chief of Army Staff, has narrated how he was ambushed by Boko Haram on three occasions as COAS and had to escape being killed. 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