₦airaland Forum

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Maj-Gen
Babagana Monguno (rtd.) and the four Service
Chiefs have vowed to end Boko Haram
insurgency in the North East sub-region of the
country.
Monguno made the declarations on Friday in
Maiduguri, when the Service Chiefs paid an
official courtesy visit to Governor Kashim
Shettima of Borno State at the Government
House.
The four other Service Chiefs, who were part of
the visit included the Chief of Defence Staff,
Maj-Gen. Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, Chief of
Army Staff, Maj-Gen. Tukur Buratai, Chief of
Air Staff, Air Marshal Baba Sadiq Abubakar;
and the Inspector General of Police, Mr.
Solomon Arase.
He said the most pressing issue in the
country, was the Boko Haram insurgency, and
that was why President Muhammadu Buhari
had replaced all the Service Chiefs.
“In less than 24 hours after we were sworn in
and decorated by the President, we are here in
Maiduguri, the Borno State capital for the
reassessment of military operations to end the
insurgency in three months”, said Monguno.
He assured the governor and the people of
Borno State that the Service Chiefs would not
be found wanting.
“For us here in Maiduguri, to end this
insurgency, we are to assess all the military
operational details that will facilitate various
‘aerial and ground troops’ to fight Boko
Haram to the finish. This could be completed
before we can launch a consistent and rapid
campaign against terror and terrorists
activities in the North East and the country at
large,” Monguno pledged.
He, however, noted that the military alone
could not end insurgency that had already
claimed many people’s lives and properties.
He said the victory over Boko Haram cannot
be won, without involving the larger society.
Responding, Governor Shettima said that the
people had been cooperating with the military
and other security agencies to end the Boko
Haram insurgency.
“We are giving our unalloyed support and
cooperation to all the Service Chiefs
committed to fighting this Boko Haram
madness”, he said.
On victims of insurgency, Shettima said: “We
will continue to work for the people by
investing in education, so that our children
and future generations do not become another
new set of insurgents.
“If this Boko Haram madness comes to an
end, your names will be written in gold, and
the country and its citizenry will be proud of
all of you here in Maiduguri” http://www.dailypost.ng/2015/08/14/boko-haram-nsa-service-chiefs-promise-to-end-insurgency-in-north-east/

simongonner:
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The four other Service Chiefs, who were part of
the visit included the Chief of Defence Staff,
Maj-Gen. Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, Chief of
Army Staff, Maj-Gen. Tukur Buratai, Chief of
Air Staff, Air Marshal Baba Sadiq Abubakar/

abayomi is now a General,burutai is now a lieutenant general.