The Wall Street Journal, a US-based newspaper has literarily caused a stampede among the military and political class in the country. The newspaper yesterday, released a report alleging that Military authorities secretly buried more than 1,000 soldiers, who were killed in the battle with insurgents, in a mass graveyard and without military honours in Maiduguri, the north east of Nigeria. In its reaction, the Defence Headquarters said it had no graveyards where soldiers were secretly buried, noting that fallen heroes were honoured with gun salutes, solemn prayers, among others. The…
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