Military ‘remains committed to defending’ our territorial integrity

The National Democratic Front (NDF) has expressed satisfaction with troops of the Nigerian Army in the ongoing war against insurgency. 

In a statement by Bolaji Abdulkadir, its secretary-general, the pro-democracy group hailed the successes of various clearance operations, adding that Tukur Buratai, the chief of army staff, has led the troops well to defend the territorial integrity of the country.

Among others, the NDF said the decimation of Boko Haram/ ISWAP leaders in Wulgo and Sabon Tumbun in Borno and capturing of bandits and kidnappers in Ottu forest along the Abuja-Lokoja expressway is a sign of more to come.

“Nigeria’s military chiefs and their troops have proven that their institutions remain committed to defending the territorial integrity of Nigeria while providing security to ensure that citizens are able to carry on with their lives without fear of harm as expected in a democracy,” Abdulkadir said.

“These recent successes are a befitting response to those that have been peddling pro-terrorist propaganda that the government of Nigeria and its military were not doing enough to protect the civilian population. With the routing of these terrorists and bandits, the naysayers have again been proven wrong.

“The National Democratic Front, therefore, lauds these recent outings of the Nigerian military in tackling the insurgents, bandits and kidnappers head-on despite all distractions. It is on this basis that we urge the leadership of the various military services to continue to rise above these distractions so that they are able to meet the expectations of Nigerians like they are currently doing”.

The NDF, however, advised those secretly sponsoring and supporting terrorism to quit as an end is already in sight.

While calling on patriotic citizens to continue to rally round the troops, the group charged the army to intensify its onslaught on terrorists, bandits and kidnappers.