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Chief of Army Staff urges troops to take fight to bandits doorsteps
COAS, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has charged the combined troops of the Armed Forces in Zamfara to go deep into the bushes where bandits are hiding to deal with them.
Buratai gave the charge when he paid an operational visit to the troops deployed at Sector 2 Forward Operation Base, Zurmi in Zamfara State on Tuesday.
He said that the asymmetric nature of the ongoing war against banditry in the region required painstaking effort towards identifying the hideout of the criminals.
Buratai also urged the troops to remain focused in the discharge of their constitutional responsibilities, adding that there are forces bent on sabotaging their efforts.
He assured the troops of more and better equipment to prosecute the campaign against the criminals.
According to him, more equipment have been procured and deployed in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s promise to enhance the fighting power of the military.
“You must ensure that you remain focused and not be distracted as there are so many forces trying to sabotage the security of this country both internally and externally
“You must go deep inside the bush and pursue them until they are tactically defeated because we have what it takes to defeat them,” he said.
Buratai commended the troops for their patriotism and commitment to defending the territorial integrity of the nation.
He later proceeded to the Palace of the Emir of Zurmi, Alhaji Abubakar Mohammed, where he assured him of the renewed commitment of the armed forces to end the lingering security challenges.
The Emir commended the effort of the military in addressing the security challenges in Zamfara state and pledged to support the military to succeed in curtailing it.
Also, at the palace of the Emir of Kaura-Namoda, Buratai assured that the Nigerian army was fully committed to ending the menace of insecurity in the state.
Responding, the Emir, Alhaji Sanusi Muhammad, commended the military and other security agencies for their effort towards addressing the security challenges.
Muhammad also expressed profound appreciation to Buhari for giving priority to the state, adding that farmers were now confident to go to their farms.
The emir, who was a former military officer, promised to deploy his security experience to support the military and other security agencies in curtailing the activities of bandits in the state.
An attempted coup is underway in the West African nation of Guinea as the President, Alpha Conde Studio has been taken into “custody” by soldiers.
A special elite military unit had surrounded the Presidential Palace amidst heavy gunfire in the Kaloum Peninsular of the capital, Conakry, which also houses government ministries.
Soldiers have sealed the bridge linking the area with the mainland, and there are reports that three soldiers have been killed.
In unverified footage, president Conde who was in a controversial third term last year, is seen surrounded by soldiers who asked him if he was unharmed, to which he did not he respond.
The soldiers have said Guinea’s land and air borders have been closed and that the government has been dissolved.
The coupists who have appeared on State TV also say they have suspended the constitution
The West African regional body, ECOWAS is yet to comment on the reported attempted coup.
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the repeated killings by bandits in Zamfara and Kaduna States.
He urged the nation’s military to respond to the worrying situation, in a language that the bandits understand.
The President noted that the military and other security agencies are now working on new methods and policies that are yielding good results, in many of the troubled parts of the country, and called for a crushing response to the killing of innocent citizens in the rural communities.
The President in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant On Media And Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Saturday, also avers that the nation, its military, and the entire population, needs to summon the courage required, to defeat the bandits and terrorists.
President Buhari condemned some politicians making utterances on security and merely seeking applause.
He advised them to join the ongoing genuine efforts, aimed at finding lasting solutions, to the challenges confronting the nation.
He expressed the nation’s sorrow, over the loss of lives, urging security agencies to do everything possible, to prevent the recurrence of attacks with impunity.
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Saudi King, SG Anglican Communion Condole With Buhari Over Death Of COAS, Other Military Officers
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday received a phone call from the Saudi Monarch and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz who commiserated with the President and the people of Nigeria following the recent plane crash that claimed the lives of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru and ten other military officers.
The Saudi King expressed full solidarity with Nigeria following this national tragedy.
President Buhari and the King exchanged pleasantries on the occasion of Eid which was marked after the 30-day Ramadan fast and prayed for peace, security and progress in the two nations and the subregions.
The Saudi King also prayed for the repose of the souls of the military men who lost their lives.
The conversation by both leaders also covered the deep-rooted ties between the two countries and ways to bolster them across various sectors.
President Buhari in a statement issued by his senior special assistant on media and publicity Garba Shehu expressed happiness with the King and thanked him for standing with Nigeria in all situations.
The President also received a message of commiseration from Archbishop Josiah Idowu-Fearon, the Nigerian-born Secretary-General of the Anglican Communion, in London.
Archbishop Idowu-Fearon prayed for the President and the country as the nation mourns the Chief of Army Staff and his top lieutenants at a time when their services were most needed.
(Editor: Ena Agbanoma)
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