Press statement from Defence Headquarters

The Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Kenneth Minimah has reassured Nigerians of continued security in the country despite pocket of attacks in some parts of the North East. He made this re-assurance during the interdenominational church service to mark the Nigerian Army Day Celebrations 2015 at the All Saints Protestant Church Mogadishu Cantonment, Abuja.

He noted that Nigerian Army has made considerable success in all efforts to contain insurgency in the country “I want to reassure Nigerians that we are fighting terrorism. We need a little more time and with the support of the citizenry, it will be over as quickly as possible. The Army has made considerable success in all efforts to contain insurgency in the country”. He noted that this time last year, the military were losing equipments, territories, troops and personnel but it is the reverse now. The terrorists are rather on the run, degraded and have resorted to all acts that are designed to coax, intimidate and cause disaffection in the minds of the people as to the reality of their existence. General Minimah concluded.

Special prayers were offered for the Nigerian Armed Forces In the well attended event by senior officers of the Nigerian Armed Forces, members of the Nigerian Army Officers Wives Association (NAOWA), the Nigerian Police and other Para-military Services as well as members of the public.

In his sermon, the Director of Nigerian Army Catholic Chaplaincy, Reverend Father (Colonel) Charles Iroegbu described the fight against insurgency as not just a physical war but a spiritual war and therefore charged all Christians to pray without ceasing for peace to reign in Nigeria. He called on the members of the Armed Forces to work together to ensure victory and gain the confidence of the civil populace.

http://www.metronaija.com/2015/07/chief-of-army-staff-lt-gen-kenneth.html

CC: lalasticlala, ishilove

those who died in Borno Jos Kano and Kaduna heard that your 'reassurance' several times.

Olori buruku ma ni omo okunrin onikun bentu yi ke!

We pray 4dat

Dear General,
Posterity is beckoning on you at this precarious and critical time of our nationhood to write your name in the annals of this nation and perhaps make an imprint in the sands of time, the ball is in your court to save the day and all you need to do is just overthrow this dullard of president, and history will remember you for good

Yours faithfully,
TrailBlazer1

I want normalcy to return to the north but sadly the man in power isn't really sincere with this war against BH. God help the army...God help the North

As if he's doing anything about it, minimah, keep your security to yourself'Nigerians are fed up.

let him kontinue, pocket attacks? shey kaduna and jos dey north east? des guys should do their job n stop blabbing joh, more grease to their elbow sha ............ who know road to cameroon abeg, b like say na there i dey go stay now.