The Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Olufemi Oluyede, has encouraged soldiers to intensify assault against bandits terrorizing the North-West region focusing on Katsina until all bandits are eliminated so that Nigerians can live in peace. He made this declaration during his operational tour to the 17 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Natsinta Barracks, Katsina, on Wednesday.
He said: “I am on operational visit to the 17 Brigade, the essence is to appraise their operational activities, look at their challenges and see how fast we can address them, so that they can do the job we assigned them to do very well.”
“Our core responsibility as soldiers is to defend Nigeria, and within that ambit, it is important for us to eliminate all the bandits within this area so that Nigerians can have a place to live in,” he stated.
Oluyede disclosed that the troops have recorded successes; hence his visit to Katsina to charge them to do more in the battle against banditry.
“You will agree with me that the Brigade has been doing well.
“I have come to urge and charge them to do more so that we can eliminate all these bandits from the state for us to have a safer state to live in,” he said.