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| We will make Boko Haram beg for peace -- Nigeria's Army Chief |
| 2015-07-22 |
| [PREMIUMTIMESNG] Nigeria's new Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, on Sunday said under his command, Boko Haram ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality... would either beg for peace or face the wrath of highly motivated and combat ready soldiers. "Beg for peace?" How about destroying them root and branch? The Borno State-born Major General, who took over command of the nation's army last week, said he was ready to lead soldiers to the dens and enclaves of the myrmidons. He, therefore, re-christened the operational code of the counter insurgency efforts from "Operation Zaman Lafiya" to "Operation Zaman Lafiya Dole" -- which in Hausa means 'the quest for peace becomes a must'. Mr. Buratai, who was in neighbouring Yobe State to celebrate the Islamic eid-el-fitri festival with Nigerian troops, moved to Borno on Sunday afternoon. He arrived Maiduguri by road and was received by the Borno State Deputy Governor, Zannah Mustapha, who immediately accompanied the army boss to visit the 103 Battalion of the 7 Division, Maiduguri in Konduga Town where they met the troops and hailed their courage and gallantry. In his address, the army chief called for general collaboration amongst the troops and other security agencies as well as the general public in curtailing activities of the Boko Haram. He stressed that without the synergy of intelligence amongst all security forces, it would be difficult to defeat Boko Haram whose insurgency has caused the death of over 15,000 people since 2009. "The ongoing activities of Boko Haram is assuming an alarming dimensions in Borno state and other parts of the north east," he said. "We will not tolerate the killing of citizens and destruction of property; in as much as we urge you (troops) to adhere strictly to human rights ...which are usually entirely different from personal liberty... abuses, the time to crush Hoko Haram and other criminal activities in this country is now or never." Mr. Buratai further told the soldiers that "as Chief of Army Staff, I will be actively involved in this 'Operation Zaman Lafiya Dole' to end the madness of Boko Haram if I will have your collective maximum support and cooperation. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Uh huh, been working out well so far. |
| Posted by: chris 2015-07-22 12:34 |