The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Tukur Buratai, on Monday warned all local and foreign interests to exhibit more commitment and restraint on issues relating to national security and avoid taking sides. Buratai said all their actions and utterances must be tailored towards supporting the national cause with a view to restoring peace and tranquility to Nigeria.
His comment is coming barely a day after the European Union Parliament in its latest report accused the Federal Government and the Military in particular of doing little to protect the lives and properties of Nigerians. The EU Parliament had on Sunday reportedly alleged that there was no progress in the fight against the Boko Haram insurgency.
However, in is a statement issued by the Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator, Colonel Aminu Iliyasu, the Chief of Army Staff warned all enemies of Nigeria and Nigerians taking delight in the sufferings of citizens that the day of reckoning “is at their doorsteps.”
He urged all well-meaning Nigerians, especially those in the northeast and friends of Nigeria elsewhere to fully support the counter-insurgency operations as well as the fight against all forms of criminality across the nation.
“After a careful review of the Nigerian Army operations in the North East, it is pertinent to state that, Headquarters Nigerian Army has gladly observed the renewed zeal and determination by troops to take the counter-insurgency operations to its logical conclusion.
“The COAS unequivocally assures troops that their sacrifices and that of our fallen colleagues will never be in vain as he reiterates the unreserved commitment of the Nigerian Army to defend our country and her citizens no matter the prize or odds.
“The recent moribund activity of Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province insurgents is synonymous with the kicks of a dying horse gasping for the last breath,” he added.