Writing By Ismai’l Adamu , Editing By Godwin Duru
Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has issued marching orders to officers and men of the service to flush out armed bandits and terrorists operating in different parts of the country.
General Oluyede gave the orders when he paid an inspection visit to the 17 Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Katsina at ‘Natsinta’ Barracks which serves as the headquarters of anti-banditry operations in the state.
He said he was at the formation to appraise the activities of the Brigade and find out the logistical and operational challenges being faced by the officers and men of the brigade, with a view to addressing them.
“The essence of my visit is for me to appraise the operational activities of the 17 Brigade, look at their challenges and see how fast I can address them so that they can do the job we have assigned them to do very well.
“The Brigade has been doing well of recent, I have come to urge them to do more so that we can eliminate bandits from the state”, Oluyede said.
The Chief of Army Staff commended officers and men of 17 Brigade for the successes they recorded in recent time which he said must be sustained and consolidated until lasting security is achieved in the operational area.
“This brigade has recorded great successes of recent, that is why I am here to charge them to do more because the essence is to eliminate the bandits totally from the state.
“My simple message to my soldiers is for them to take this as a very simple responsibility that lies within our core responsibility as soldiers, to defend Nigeria.
“We must eliminate all the bandits within this area so that Nigerians can have a place to live in, so that government can have a space to develop, and Nigerians will be happy for it”, the Army Chief stressed.
Our correspondent reports that Gen. Oluyede’s visit was part of an inspection tour of key army formations in the North-west zone to interact with officers and men and boost their morale to execute the current administration’s resolve to flush out bandits and terrorists from all parts of the country.
Isma’il Adamu
