The Chief of Army Staff, LT General Farouq Yahaya has on Tuesday advised members of the Boko Haram insurgents, Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP), bandits, kidnappers, other criminals that are still in the bush to toe the line peace, as time is against them.
General Yahaya made the call on Tuesday while inspecting arms and ammunition recovered from the insurgents at the Maimalari Cantonment Maiduguri said “our call for all these terrorists, bandits and other criminals out there, is that time is against them, they better toe the line of peace, because the equipment we have here speaks for itself.”.
“I want to appreciate, Mr President and all Nigerians of our commitment, determination to defeat all the enemies of peace in all our theater of operations in the Northeast, Northwest, North Central and other parts of the nation”, he added.
He said “I am here to see what, we have been doing in terms of operations; our successes, the result of what we have been doing in Sambisa, Tumbuktu Triangle, Tumbus and Mandara mountains, you have seen the successes we have recorded”.
General Faruk said: “I am impressed with the zeal, and commitment I.have seen in the theater and other theaters of operations both here in Northeast, Northwest and other parts of the country. This is not without challenges which is part of the military operations. We are determined to defeat them”.
He commended President Muhammadu Buhari for giving the military all what it takes to execute the war, stressing that they are determined to defeat the enemy of peace..
The COAs later went into closed door meeting with the principal officer of the Northeast Operation Hadin Kai.
