A major, two captains and eleven men of the 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, are facing court-martial for kidnapping, murder, attempted murder, desertion and other offences, and they are to have maximum punishment upon conviction.

Family members of the accused soldiers and lawyers were allowed yesterday morning at the Python Officers’ Mess of 6 Division to witness the inauguration of the seven-man panel, headed by Brig.-Gen. Bassey Etuk.

The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division, Maj.-Gen. Jamil Sarham, who is also the Land Component Commander of Operation Delta Safe, while inaugurating the General Court Martial (GCM), declared that the Nigerian Army would not condone indiscipline.

“The Nigerian Army is a creation of the Nigerian constitution to carry out specific tasks to support the government’s efforts in providing security for the Nigerian nation. To achieve this, a disciplined and professional Armed Forces is imperative and this in line with the vision of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai,” he said.

Maj.-Gen. Sarham also urged the seven-member panel to live up to expectations, in order to sanitise the Nigerian Army, particularly 6 division.

President of the general court martial, Brig.-Gen. Bassey Etuk, in his remarks, assured that he and six other members of the panel would do justice and they would not betray the confidence reposed in them.

Remours flowing everywhere, which I particularly read from the Eagle Eye Report blog says that the federal government of Nigeria under His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari,has revoked all gun licenses given to citizens through an executive order as from 1st of June, 2019. This automatically means that all owners of gun must find the nearest police station to them to drop their guns effective that day or be seen as criminals. While we don't question the powers of the president to give such orders and the intentions behind it, if they are genuine and not forced on him, it is my earnest believe that Nigerians must think critically about the after effect of the implementation of such orders whether it will bring peace or more unrestrained violence.

Former President Olusengu Obasanjo

Different governments in Nigeria and at different times had set out to curb the proliferation of light arms and weapons and had set up committees for that. So, the new pronouncement is not entirely new but with different approach which if hollistically implemented could solve the problem. On how these arms and weapons came into Nigeria is a question the Nigeria Customs, Immigration, the Nigeria Police Force, the Army and other Security agencies must give answers to it, an answer they urgently owe Nigerians.

Let Nigerians know that no single Nigerian is licensed to own prohibited weapons whicg are automatic riffles like AK47 and guns similar to it. What individuals are licensed to own are pump Actions and Dane Guns which are basically for hunting and personal protections.  In Nigeria, the only people licensed to handle prohibited riffles and other weapons are the Millitary, the Police, DSS and other government security agencies. The other groups with prohibited weapons though unlicensed are, Boko Haram, Bandits, Fulani Herdsmen, Armed Robbers, Millitants and Kidnappers. The Buhari' s Executive Order means that law abiding citizens with licensed to own Pump Actions and Dane Guns will have to return it immediately to the Police.

The Current security challenges facing Nigeria is not that of  citizens who are licensed to use Pump Action and Dane Guns miss using it, but that of Unlicenced groups like Fulani Herdsmen, Boko Haram, Bandits, Armed Robbers and Kidnappers. If we like, we may extend it to those licensed to use prohibited arms but are not using it effectively to the purpose they were assigned that duty. In fact, the security agencies who refused to do their work and those who refused to equip them well are part of out problems.

In trying to solve this problem, the Buhari' s administration says she wants to collect all arms in circulation, mostly from licensed arms users. The question now is, having known the history of the Fulani Herdsmen and Bandits who are occupational force out to kill citizens and take their land and properties, having known that the prohibited arms with them are not licensed, how do we collect it from them? How do we collect arms in the possession of Kidnappers, Millitants and armed robbers? The attempt by the government to confront forcefully these unscrupulous elements have seen resistance and more killings of our security agencies and citizens in places like, Katsina, Sokoto, Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Taraba, Zamfara etc. How do we think we can solve this problem by taking away the hope of little resistance from the citizens?

The Nigeria Security challenges is heightened by the fact that the activities of Boko Haram, Bandits and most especially Fulani Herdsmen are not just criminal but also an attempt to wipe away indigenous people and take their land. This then brings to question the statement of Fulanization of Nigeria by Fulanis by the former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo. The activities of Fulani Herdsmen in Benue, Taraba, Kogi, Adamawa, Kaduna and in Zamfara where they have turned to bandits goes a long way to confirm the assertion by President Obasanjo.

No matter how noble and well thought-out this idea of collecting Dane Guns and Pump Actions from citizens is, President Muhammadu Buhari should know that as a president of Fulani extraction, if the implementation of this policy leads to the overrun of Nigeria or part of Nigeria by the criminal elements from his tribe who he has not collected all the arms in their possession and may not be able to collect and  whose mission is well known, which is kill citizens and take their land, posterity will not judge him well.

If these policy is that of Buhari and he wants to implement it, it should be holistical. He should start from Fulani Herdsmen, Bandits, Boko Haram, Kidnappers, Millitants. Collect all the arms in their possession and citizens will gladly submit theirs. But if it is the planed Fulanization of Nigeria by collecting arms from citizens to enable Fulani Herdsmen and Bandits attack and Overrun just like what Al-Bashir did in Sudan with Janjaweeds, he should then know that he will fail.

Like he Buhari said, "the world is watching"

Ekpenyong Isaiah,
Commander, Infantry Pen Battallion
isacool4good@yahoo.com

- Tukur Buratai has said aggrieved politicians who lost in the last general elections are behind unrest in the country
- The Army boss said the military has strong evidence to support this but that the force is still very conscious

- Buratai also urged the politicians to shelve all other sentiments they may have and put national interest first
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has blamed the violence and banditry in the country on the embittered politicians who lost in the last general elections.

Buratai said this on Wednesday, May 15, during the visit paid to the Army by the House of Representatives committee at the military’s headquarters of the Theatre Command Operation Lafiya in Maiduguri, Bornu state, Channels TV reports.


“I want to believe and rightly so that what is going on in the northwest is a fall out of the just concluded general elections.
“There are several political interests; politicians in particular who lost in the election and because of their defeat, therefore they are trying to take revenge sponsoring some of those banditry activities and seeming conflicts between farmers and herders,” he said.

Daily Trust reports that the committee was in Borno state to lay wreaths for the fallen heroes of the force in Maiduguri.

The CAOS also said the committee’s visit is an opportunity to urge members of the House to advise the aggrieved politicians to place national interests before any other sentiments they may have.

The Lieutenant also said the Army has strong evidence the politicians are indeed behind the unrest in the country, but that the military is still very conscious.
“We have some strong evidence, but we are still being conscious, but the best thing is to advise these politicians who are aggrieved for no just cause and are inflicting serious injury and discomfort to individuals and the country,” he said.

Recall that Legit.ng earlier reported that as the presidential election tribunal began sitting at the Court of Appeal in Abuja on Wednesday, May 15, a team of security operatives surrounded the building.
The said team comprises officers of the
Nigerian Army, the police and Civil Defence as roads leading the police headquarters, the federal secretariat and ministry of finance were also blocked.

ABUJA —THE Nigerian Army disclosed, yesterday, that its troops of 22 Brigade, engaged in Operation Lafiya Dole , in collaboration with local vigilantes, rescued 54 persons abducted by Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State.
This came as two persons were reportedly killed while others were abducted at Kanoma village in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, yesterday.

The army, in a statement by its acting spokesman, Col. Sagir Musa, said of those rescued,29 were women while 25 were children.

The statement, which said the troops’ success was during a clearance operation carried out into the hinterland of the state last Saturday, also said its troops of 145 Battalion, operating at Zari-Kasake and Jumachere villages in Damasak general area of Mobbar Local Government Area of the state, discovered and destroyed two Boko Haram terrorists’ logistics vehicles.
It disclosed that two soldiers and a policeman from Police Mobile Force Unit were arrested at a checkpoint for illegal possession of arms and ammunition.
2 killed, others abducted in Zamfara
Two persons were reportedly killed and many others abducted at Kanoma village in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, yesterday.

Reports from Kanoma village indicated that armed bandits stormed Kanoma village and launched a violent assault on the inhabitants killing two persons and kidnapping many.

A source revealed that the incident occurred around 5:30pm few hours before the breaking of fast by the villagers.
The district head of Kanoma village, Alhaji Ahmad, confirmed the incident, which claimed the lives of Malam Sani Maikasuwa and Ibrahim Nuhu.

Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja

The Nigeria Police Force says Nigerians have the right to search its men in select circumstances.

The Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, said this in a statement on Monday titled, ‘(Part 2) Tips For Safe And Cordial Conduct During An Arrest.’

The Police said if an officer is about to search a citizen or a property, that citizen has the right to first search the policeman in order to ensure that no evidence is planted.


According to the NPF, Nigerians also have the right to demand to know the reason for their arrest whenever an arrest is about to be made.

The Force spokesman further stated that in some instances, Nigerians have the right to demand that an arrest warrant is presented before allowing themselves to be apprehended.

The statement reads in part, “You may politely request that the officer be searched before searching you. Often times, this helps to allay fears that someone may be trying to plant incriminating items on you or implicate you in any other way.


“Demand to see the warrant of arrest where necessary (note, however, that not all invitation/arrest requires a warrant). As a matter of fact, under our laws, the Police have wide powers to arrest without warrant in many circumstances.

“Politely request that the officers allow you inform a trusted friend or a family member or a lawyer soon after your arrest in order to avoid unnecessary apprehension as to your whereabouts or safety.

“If the arrest requires the officer to conduct a search on you, demand to see the Search Warrant and comply with all legitimate instruction during the search (note that there are a lot of instances where a policeman can search you with or without warrant).”

The Force called on Nigerians never to resist arrest, even if it seems unjustified.


It also counselled Nigerians to never interfere in the arrest of a third party.

According to the statement, the Police may ask one to perform some tests such as walking in a straight line if a person is pulled over on suspicion of being drunk or high on drugs

Governor Ben Ayade has averted a time bomb in boki local government area,  with the speedy settlement of the controversial boundary problem between Isobendeghe and Boje communities. The crisis was recently settled with a peace tour embarked by the security committee in the local government area.

It would be recalled that since the inauguration of the Security Committees of the 18 Local Government Areas in Cross River State, Boki Security Committee, even in its infantry, has become the center of interest as applauses and appraisal rocks the air because of the assiduous swiftness with which the committee, ably led by Pastor John Ewa responds to the numerous challenges in Boki. Only recently, precisely on the 8th of May 2019, the Security Committee rescued a time bomb situation by settling the controversial boundary between Isobendeghe and Boje communities. Together with the Clan heads and chiefs of the aforementioned communities and the Military, police, DSS and Civil Defence. The The two parties involved agreed that the stream called Akam Akam by the Boje people and Ejoghejoghe by the Isobendeghe people, become the boundary between both communities. The boundary was marked and the communities have agreed to nominate 5 persons each to work with the technical committee to mark the boundary from agreed point to the Afi River.


Pic 1)Arrival at the boundary

 2 The chairman addresses the technical committee

3 Fr Patric Bassey prays

4This is spot agreed by both communities

5 The clan heads of Boje and Esoben with their community leaders gives their consents.
 6The clan heads marks the boundary
7 The clan head of Esoben presents a drink to his counterpart from Esoben. At this point it was a celebration of peace and forgiveness.

Hon Rita Agbo Ayim

Ethelbert Stalon

CHAIRMAN OGOJA SECURITY COUNCIL HON RITA AGBO AYIM REINTERATES GOVERNMENT COMMITMENT TO THE WELFARE, SAFETY AND PROTECTION OF LIVES AND PROPERTY IN NORTHERN CROSS RIVER.

The Chairman Ogoja security council, Hon Rita Agbo Ayim has restated government commitment to the welfare, safety and protection of lives and property of the good people of northern Cross river.

Hon Rita Agbo Ayim gave the assurance in Ogoja at the Northern Security Summit 2019 organized by the office of the SSA North in collaboration with the Security Council held at the council hall of Ogoja local government with the theme: ENSURING SUSTAINABLE AND EFFICIENT SECURITY IN OUR ZONE. The security council boss's keynote address was presented by the secretary of the committee Hon Tom Egbang. In her address, she said growth and development especially in a multi-ethinc and diverse zone like northern Cross river can only be attained when the people co-exist peacefully irrespective of culture and various orientation.
She said the zone is vitally important to the political stability and economic survivability of Cross river state, hence government is concerned about the peace and stability in the zone.

She condemned in strong terms the recent spate of kidnapping in the zone assuring all that government is working hard with security agents to address this problem and ensure that the perpetrators are captured and brought to justice. She also called on the leadership of the Igbo community in Ogoja to interface with their brothers in Abakaliki (Ebonyi State) to release the two Ogoja sons (EKAJUK) that were recently abducted by youths of Abakaliki as this will go a long way in dousing tension in the area.

She called on the people particularly the youths of the zone to eschew violence and embrace dialogue as a panacea for conflict resolution. She warned that government will clampdown on anyone or group threatening the peace and stability of the zone no matter your political, religious or social status.
Those present were security council chairmen of the 5 LGA's, Paramount rulers of the zone and other high ranking chiefs, security agents.

Following resolutions were reached!
1. That community policing should be revived.
2. That vigilante group should be setup by various communities.
3. Joint patrol of security agents should be encouraged.
4. Youths should be sustainably empowered to discourage them from drug abuse and other vices.
5. The introduction of a whistle blowers policy on security.

The Cross River State government via her State Security Adviser North has denied reports that about 2,000 Izzi indigenes of Ebonyi State, resident in Ekajuk, Ogoja Local Government Area were sacked.

The State Security adviser in charge of the Northern Cross River State where ogoja is under, Mr Leo Inyambe, described the report as false and uncalled for.

According to him, what happened was that Izzi people allegedly killed two Ekajuk men who went to mill rice in Ebonyi State. This angered the Ekajuk people, who destroyed some property of the Izzi people. No one was killed.

Inyambe said when he got the information, he moved to the area with security Team, gathered 30 Izzi indigenes and took them to Ogoja for their safety; while tension calmed down.

He said the people have not been transported to Ebonyi State as alleges and are still in safe hands in ogoja.

*The Northern Youth Leaders Forum* will be organising a security summit tagged *NORTHERN CROSS RIVER SECURITY SUMMIT* 2019.

 This program will be hosted in collaboration with the office of the State security adviser North, Northern Peace and Security Committees and the Nigeria police force.

 The objective of this event according to the organizers is to ensure sustainable and efficient security framework in the zone.

The event which will have the Area Commander, Divisional Police Officers of Ogoja and Obudu alongside the Commanding Officer Army Barrack as guest speakers. It promises to Profer lasting solutions to the security challenges in Cross River North and Nigeria by extension.

The event is slated to hold on 10th may 2019 by noon at the Ogoja local government council secretariat.

 Highlights of the occasion will include a panel session which will have Pastor Maurice Nkong as moderator,  Hon Rita Agbo Ayim,the Chairman of Ogoja Security committee,  Mr Leo Inyambe SSA- North,  Comr Bartholomew and Comr Ben Okori, SA Youth mobilization as panelists.

 HRM Uti JD Agba,  the paramount ruler of Obudu, the Paramount Rulers and traditional leaders of the Northern senatorial district and Ntol George Nsor, Clan Head of Ishibori are expected to grace to occasion.

OBJECTIVES:

1) To strengthen collaboration of host communities with security agencies.

2) To make traditional leaders and youth leaders responsible for communal crisis.

3) Design  a security architectural framework for sustainable security in the region.

4) Increase and strengthen community policing.

5) Create and more security conscious society.

By Adoga Michael Oyi

The State Security Adviser North Mr Leo Inyambe calls for calm in Ekajuk community of Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State.


In an extended deadly attack on Ekajuk community of Ogoja Local Government Area of Cross River State by the Izzi Community of Ebonyi State that had left scores death. The State Security Adviser North had calmed the reprisal attack nurtured by the Ekajuk people against the Igbos resident in Ekajuk community.


Remember that, the Izzi community of Ebonyi State has been in loggerhead with their neighboring Ukelle community of Cross River State in a dispute over land. This lingering crisis has claimed many lives and properties.

The recent attack on Ekajuk community by the Izzi people is condemnable but the State Security Adviser North Mr Leo has also condemned and put to stop an act of reprisal by the Ekajuk people. He has admonished the Igbos resident in Ekajuk and other part of Cross River North not to worry any longer as succour has been restored, and those held captive has been released.

Gen Buratai

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai, yesterday listed measures for ending Boko Haram insurgency, terrorism, banditry and kidnapping.

Gen. Buratai said a combined holistic approach by the countries of the Lake Chad was the surest way to defeat Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP).

The army chief spoke at the Nigerian Military Cantonment in Jaji, Kaduna State, where he flagged-off the 2019 First Quarter Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Conference and Combat Arms Training Week.
He said the media and other stakeholders must stop glorifying criminals for the military and other security agencies to win the war against kidnapping, robbery and banditry in Zamfara, Katsina, Kaduna and Sokoto states.

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Religious and traditional leaders, security analysts and the media, he claimed, portrayed armed robbers, kidnappers and ethnic militias as stronger than the military and other security agencies.
The army boss said: “The criminals and bandits are only as strong as the society paints or view them and further propagated by the media.”

He added: ”There is no doubt that we are engaged in asymmetric operations against terrorists side by side with the resurgence of kidnapping and armed banditry in the North West and the North Central.
“The strategy we used in the past to address such ugly trends in the South East and the South South must therefore be rejuvenated with new “out of the box” ideas to address the current security challenges.

“This has necessitated the launching of
Operation Harbin Kunama III . The concept of this operation will require the combat arms as well as all combat support services working in synergy with other security agencies, the traditional institutions and other stakeholders to get rid of criminal elements.

“We must ensure information flow that will be converted into actionable and timely intelligence for troops to take proactive measures and to support and drive targeted operations. It is important that commanders in the field relate with the society and other security agencies in their efforts to bring the high rate of kidnapping, acts of banditry and attacks on villages leading to killings in Zamfara, Sokoto, Kaduna and Katsina States to an end.
“At this point, I will seize this opportunity to caution the media and the general public not to glorify bandits, armed robbers, kidnappers and ethnic militias to the extent that they are seen as stronger than the military and other security agencies. The criminals and bandits are only as strong as the society paints or views them and further propagated by the media.
“It is important to state that information and intelligence flows from the people and indeed from the press and the public. Such criminal activities are intelligence based and the people, are in this regard to provide timely information and clear identifications of the perpetrators.
“Undue publicity and praise singing of the bandits and other criminal elements would only motivate them to commit more criminal acts at the detriment of the society. Therefore, the press, the general public, security analysts and public commentators are advised to show more maturity and due diligence in this collective effort of ridding the country of criminals and criminalities.”
Gen. Buratai said Boko Haram had aligned with ISWAP to make northern Borno and the general area of the Lake Chad Basin an enclave straddling the four countries in the region.
To ensure the defeat of both Boko Haram and ISWAP, the fight requires a combine holistic approach by the countries of the Lake Chad Commission.

“That is why Operation Yancin Tafki was launched to effectively ensure the total destruction of the insurgents hibernating and operating from the ‘tumbuns’ with a view to crippling their ability and capability to wage any form of war.

“The operational successes recorded in this first quarter 2019 in this fight have further underscored the Nigerian Army’s resolve to defend the territorial integrity of Nigeria.
“It is gratifying to note that the army within the first quarter 2019 has performed creditably well starting with the seizing of initiatives and turning the battle momentum against the Boko Haram terrorists in the Northeast and rounding off with the professional manner with which the army supported the civil authorities, as part of our constitutional role, to ensure the successful conduct of the 2019 general elections.

“I must also acknowledge the resilience and doggedness of our troops in reversing the ugly trends that almost marred our concerted efforts in the North East.
“As you are all aware, Boko Haram has aligned with the ISWAP to make Northern Borno and the general area of the Lake Chad Basin an enclave straddling the four countries in the region.

“Thus, the fight requires a combined holistic approach by the countries of the Lake Chad Commission to ensure the total defeat of both Boko haram and ISWAP,” he stressed.

The conference is being attended by senior army officers, including serving and retired Generals. It is designed to appraise the activities of the army in the first quarter of 2019 and design strategy for future operations.

The Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) yesterday laid siege on the National Assembly protesting the continued detention of their leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky.

This is as the House of Representatives abruptly adjourned plenary proceedings over claims that the sect reportedly defied security and broke through the first gate leading into the complex.
The deputy speaker, Hon Yusuf Lasun, who was presiding over a Committee of the Whole, before the adjournment announced that reports had reached him that the protesters had crashed the first gate and was worried whether there was adequate security on ground to contain them.
Lasun stated that it was important for the House to take precautionary measures.

THE EAGLES VOICE GATHERED from the LEADERSHIP that as the protesters advanced towards the gate, the security operatives swiftly shut the gate and beefed up security at the second gate.
Protests by members of the IMN agitating for the release of their leader has been a reoccurring event around the National Assembly.

According to an eye witness, members of the group had threatened to force the gate open if the National Assembly leadership fail to attend to them.
The protesters later descended on the gate shaking it violently in a bid to force it open. The IMN members, it was gathered had
embarked on a mass protest on Tuesday to commemorate their leader’s 68th birthday anniversary and to demand for his release.
Meanwhile, the House also resolved to probe alleged $27 billion oil revenue lost by federal government from 1999 to date, due to delay in the review of the Deep Offshore and Inland Basin Production Sharing Contracts Act.

Deputy House Leader, Hon Idris Wase while debating the motion, said the investigation became necessary in order to ascertain the position of federal government as stipulated in the information provided by the executive.

The House also read for a second time, the Deep Offshore and Inland Basin Production Sharing Contracts Act Amendment Bill which seeks to increase federal government’s share of the revenue accruing from oil exploration by 50 per cent.

Prof Ben Ayade

Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade has lauded the Federal Government through the Ministry of Defence for its untiring efforts, in taming militancy, sea piracy and other maritime vices along the country’s water ways.
Ayade who stated this during the inauguration of the Naval Warfare Course 3, at the Naval War College, Calabar maintained that the effort has not only enhance business activities but has also brought relative peace in the state and nation.

Security Team in photo with the Governor

While also appreciating the Navy and President Muhammadu Buhari for the choice of Calabar as the permanent site of the Naval War College, Ayade called on the federal government to ensure adequate funding of the war college to meet its peculiar needs, practical training and the tackling of maritime threats along the water corridors.
In his words; “It is my responsibility to celebrate, the Chief of Defence Staff and the Chief of Naval Staff for making Calabar the permanent site for the Nigerian Navy War College because Cross River State gives you an amalgam of a maritime opportunity for practical courses. Your presence will boost economic activities and enhance exports which will be translated into huge foreign earnings for the country.’’
Ayade who urged participants to take their studies serious with the view to acquiring new skills in tackling maritime activities that are inimical to the economy of the country, pointed out that, “ Today, the International Maritime Organization places very high premium on all ships coming into Nigeria occasioned by the high level of piracy involving companies. Therefore, you must acquire skills that will enable you carry out the needed legitimate businesses at all times.”
In his presentation before inaugurating the participant of course 3 at the college, Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin who congratulated Prof. Ben Ayade for his well deserved victory at the just concluded gubernatorial polls in the state and commended him for being a good host to the armed forces, intimating that transnational maritime threats has posed challenge on naval Operations thereby demanding them to evolve more proactive approaches in tackling the menace.
The Commandant of the college, Rear Admiral Thaddeus Udofia explained that, following the commissioning of the College on 31 may 2017 at its then temporary site in Ubima, Rivers State, the Naval War College was inaugurated on 21 July 2017.
According to him, “Today’s event is the inauguration of course 3 which will run through middle of October 2019 and its curriculum modules include: National Security & Management of Defence, Inter-Agency Cooperation’s in Maritime Security Operations, leadership and management Studies, Naval History, Campaign Studies, Joint Operations and Operational Art as well as Peace Support Operations.”
 Udofia added that the college is established to develop senior naval leaders and equivalents from the services as operational level commanders with thorough appreciation of complex national security problems who are prepared to make sound decisions in the application of maritime force as a policy option.
The ceremony was attended by the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ette Ibas and all the service commanders in the state.