The Nigerian Army has denied running any operation called Operation no living things in any of its operations in the country.
This clarification was made known in Abuja when a former Garrison Commander 7 Division Maiduguri Brigadier General Haruna Abubakar Garba appeared before the Special Independent Investigative Panel on Human Rights Violations in the Counter Insurgency Operations in the North-East.
Brigadier General Garba, explained that Operation no living things only occurred in Sierra Leone contrary to what was reported by Reuters in their reports.
Reuters an International News Agency had reported that the Nigerian Army carried out an Operation known as Operation no living thing, where children were massacred.
According to Brigadier General Haruna, the reports by Reuters were intended to smear the efforts of Nigerian Army in their counter insurgency operation against the terrorists.
The Nigerian Army also called on the Panel to asked Reuters to bring forward those they alleged to have interviewed in the reports on the allegations of massive force abortions and the massacre of innocent children by the Nigeria Military during their operations in the North-Eastern part of Nigeria.
