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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>On Monday, the Chief of Army Staff, Maj Gen Attairu Ibrahim appeared before the House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating arms procurement.<\/p>\n

The appearance caused a standoff between the Army Chief and the Committee members, as the latter refused to apologize over his inability to attend prior invitations.<\/p>\n

It would be recalled that the Committee had summoned the COAS and the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele on the 22nd of March and the 7th of April respectively.<\/p>\n

During his appearance on Monday, the COAS said he was unable to make it to the summons due to different engagements over internal security.<\/p>\n

He also refused to speak on the report he submitted to the committee.<\/p>\n

\u201cAn explanation is as good as an apology. Even a blind man knows that there are internal security challenges in the country. The same way you work for the people, that is the same way I work for the people. I have a command under me and they are also Nigerians.<\/p>\n

On the report, he said the executive summary should suffice. This position angered some members of the committee who argued that he should speak under oath.<\/p>\n

Bede Eke, a member of the Committee asked the \u201cCOAS to speak on the record, to be sure that it emanated from the office of the COAS.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. On Monday, the Chief of Army Staff, Maj Gen Attairu Ibrahim appeared before the House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating arms procurement. The appearance caused a standoff between the Army Chief and the Committee members, as the latter refused to apologize over his inability to attend prior invitations. 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