The Chief of Army Staff,
Lieutenant-General Tukur Buratai, says the ongoing counter insurgency
operations in the northeast would seek the release of the adopted Chibok girls
and others adopted by the Boko Haram group.
According
to him, the Army is in the process of identifying the exact spot the adopted
school girls are kept by their captor and would swing into action immediately,
with a view to rescuing them.
The Army
Chief spoke at the third quarter conference of the Nigerian Army in Abuja where
he took stock of the operations of the Nigerian Army since he assumed office
two months ago.
It was
the first quarterly meeting that he was having with the leadership of the
Nigerian Army since he was sworn in.
According
to him, the meeting would afford them the opportunity to re-strategize for
operations in the northeast, with the aim of meeting up with the presidential
deadline to stamp out Boko Haram.
The
Chibok school girls were adopted in April 2014 and the Army Chief gave the
assurance that they would be released even though the Army was yet to identify
the exact spot the girls were being kept.
He also
stressed the need for professionalism in prosecuting the counter-insurgency
crusade, while announcing the approval for a special promotion for 5,000
gallant soldiers in the north east.
1 comment:
We hope so,,but for how long are we going to wait
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