Born: February 13, 1956;

Place of Birth: Ovim, Isuikwuato Local Government Area, Abia State, eastern Nigeria.

Activities:

Onyeabo Azubuike Ihejirika commissioned into the army on December 17, 1977 as a member of the Nigerian Defense Academy 18th regular combatant course.

Prior to being appointed COAS (Chief of Army Staff), he was the Chief of Defense Logistics at Defense Headquarters.

He was also the former GOC of 81 Division at Lagos, and a former Director of Engineering at Defense Headquarters.

Hejirika, told that the allegation was diversionary, warning that its timing might be a prelude to an attack or an incident that the authorities and securities should preempt.

“This is meant to divert the attention of anyone – the nation, federal government and the international community – who is serious about stopping Boko Haram. If Boko Haram told Davis I am their sponsor, is it not hard to believe? “Anyway, the only reason they can say so is because they suffered the most casualties when I was in charge. They know who gave them the most trouble, that is why they have resorted to telling lies to divert attention.

“Remember that when we stepped up our counter-terrorism campaign and they recorded several deaths, they changed tactics to make it appear like the military was involved in human rights abuses, which America and others fell for.

“This is diversionary. Why should this come up at this time? Some diversionary issues come up as a prelude to either an attack or an incident that the authorities and security agencies should look out for before it happens. There is history of this as a tactic, so they should watch out,” he warned.