Saturday, December 6, 2025 - Former Chief of Army Staff and former Ambassador to Benin Republic, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd), has strongly denied claims linking him to terrorism financing.
He described the allegation as false and completely contrary
to the principles he upheld throughout his military career.
The retired General responded in a statement signed and
issued by former Army spokesperson, Brig.-Gen. Sani Kukasheka Usman (rtd) on
Saturday.
According to the statement, the accusation was “baseless,
misleading, and deliberately crafted to damage his name”.
The statement emphasized that Buratai has never been
investigated, questioned, charged, or linked to any terrorism-related financing
by any security or intelligence agency throughout his career.
According to the statement no official body military,
diplomatic, judicial or administrative panel has ever associated the former
Army chief with funding terrorism.
The statement further noted that the report was based solely
on personal claims by retired Major-General Danjuma Ali-Keffi, which it
described as malicious and entirely unfounded.
Buratai’s team expressed disappointment, though not
surprise, that he is once again targeted in an apparent attempt to tarnish his
public reputation.
They added that similar attempts had been made previously,
all of which failed, as his service record remain clean and fully documented.
The statement emphasized that Buratai spent over 40 years
fighting terrorism, strengthening counter-insurgency operations, and helping
the military reclaim territories previously seized by Boko Haram and ISWAP.
According to the statement, under his leadership, the Army
restored government presence in many communities and enabled displaced families
to return to their homes.
Buratai has called on the publication and Ali-Keffi to
retract the story and issue a public apology.
He warned that if they fail to do so, he will have no choice
but to pursue legal action to protect his reputation.
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