ABUJA, Nigeria — Two of Nigeria's former top military commanders have issued forceful denials of recent allegations linking them to terrorism financing, dismissing the claims as baseless and threatening legal action against the media outlet and individual responsible. Retired Lieutenant Generals Tukur Buratai and Faruk Yahaya, both former Chiefs of Army Staff, jointly rejected the accusations published by Sahara Reporters, which cited claims from retired Major General Danjuma Ali-Keffi. In a statement released on Saturday by his representative, retired Brigadier General Sani Usman, General Buratai labeled the report "fabricated, unfounded, and mischievous." He insisted that no security agency, intelligence service, or judicial panel had ever investigated or implicated him in terrorism financing throughout his career, which included a tenure as Nigeria's Ambassador to Benin Republic. "The insinuation that Buratai was connected, directly or...
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