Missing Maj. General MI Alkali
Army Statement:
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MAJ GEN MI ALKALI (RTD)
1. The attention of this HQ has been drawn to attempts by
individuals like Idris Ahmed of CUPS and his UK to denigrate the NA by
insinuating that the NA was unconcerned on the missing Maj Gen IN Alkali
and that the NA is complicit in his disappearance.
2. Consequently, the NA wishes to state as follows:
a. That Maj Gen IM Alkali (N/8353) retired from service on 7 Aug 18
after 35 years, one month and 3 days of meritorious service to his
fatherland.
b. That Maj Gen IM Alkali is entitled to keep his NA driver and orderly which he still has at the time of his disappearance.
c. That as a retired senior military officer, Maj Gen IM Alkali has
the freedom to travel anywhere without asking for permission from the
NA. He is also likely to travel with or without his driver and/or his
orderly.
That the wife of the senior officer, Mrs Salamatu Alkali drew the
attention of the NA authorities to a suspected case of the missing
senior officer on 5 Sep 18.
According to the wife, the retired senior NA officer left his home in Abuja for Bauchi on 3 Sep 18.
d. That the senior officer travelled without his driver and orderly but drove himself in a black Toyota Corrolla.
e. That the wife informed that when she last spoke to him on his
GSM number 09056890335, he claimed to have passed Jos and was on his way
to Bauchi.
f. That on receipt of the report from his wife, the NA attached an
intelligence officer to the family to act as a liaison officer. The
officer was also to obtain as much details from the family to aid
investigation.
g. That the NA contacted the MTN and Glo networks to furnish her
with the missing senior officer call records. Appropriate technical
intelligence facilities were also put into use and the senior officer’s
phone was tracked to somewhere in Du District, near Jos, Plateau State.
h. That the COAS has tasked the Comd, Op SAFE HAVEN as well as GOC,
3 Div to intensify the search for the missing retired senior officer in
collaboration with the Fire Service, NEMA and other relevant agencies.
i. That in the course of the search for the missing senior retired
military officer, sources informed that he may have been killed and his
body and car dumped into a deep mining pit arpund Du District of Jos
South Local Government Area.
j. That since receiving the report of the missing retired senior NA
officer, the COAS has directed that no stone should be left unturned to
locate and rescue the officer.
k. That despite several attempts to distract the NA from continuing
the search either through the sponsorship of protest by women or
through biased reportage by so called freedom fighters antecedent, the
NA has resolved to get to the root of the matter.
l. That so far, the suspected mining pit is being drained to enable troops get to the bottom of the pond.
m. That the claims by the so-called Dr Idris Ahmed that the NA is
unconcerned and also sponsored the disappearance of the retired senior
officer is imbecilic, childish and completely out of sync with reality.
n. That we dare Dr Idris Ahmed to provide evidence to support his
infantile claims and advise him to stop playing politics with the life
of an individual.
o. That Dr Idris Ahmed should report back to his handlers and
sponsors that he has failed in carrying out their directive to smear the
image of the COAS, Lt Gen TY Buratai as well as the NA.
3. The public is hereby enjoined to disregard the publications and
continue to give the military the needed support and cooperation.
Together we shall bring total peace and security to our father land.
4. You are please requested to disseminate this information to the general public through your reputable medium.
5. Thank you for your kind coorperation.
TEXAS CHUKWU
Brigadier General
Director Army Public Relations