COAS Urges Zamfara Communities to Support Military Anti-Terror War
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has emphasized the crucial role of community support in combating terrorist groups in the North West region.
During his first operational visit to Zamfara, Oluyede urged communities to remain vigilant and collaborate with security agencies, stressing that security is a collective responsibility.
Oluyede who was received by the Theatre Commander of Operation Hadarin Daji, Maj.-Gen. Oluyinka Soyele, and the Brigade Commander of 1 Brigade, Nigerian Army Gusau, Brig.-Gen. Timothy Opurum.
“We expect everybody in Zamfara and the North West to support the military in achieving the end of criminal activities in this region and Nigeria as a whole,” Oluyede said.
He noted that the military has made significant progress in the last three months, achieving substantial success in Zamfara and across the North West region.
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Oluyede commended the troops for their bravery and resilience, encouraging them to sustain the fight against criminals.
He assured them that the Federal Government is working to improve their welfare and logistics support.
“The essence of this operational visit is to inspect the Nigerian Army’s operational activities ongoing here in Zamfara.
“As we are all aware, in the last three months, a great success has been achieved by military operations here in Zamfara,” he said.
The Army Chief noted that the troops had made significant progress, achieving substantial success not only in Zamfara but across the entire North West region.
“Many top leaders of the criminals have been killed, I am using this medium to charge our troops to do more.
“Very soon we will eliminate all the remaining bandits, and criminals from the state,” he added.
Addressing the troops at the 1 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Gusau, the Army Chief commended the them for their courage and resilience.
Oluyede urged them to sustain the fight against criminals until they all the bandits were eliminated.
By PRNigeria
