The Nigerian Army on Tuesday appealed for support for the military in its drive to end Boko Haram insurgency in the country. Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah, the Chief of Army Staff, made the appeal while speaking to newsmen in Maiduguri. “The Nigerian Army is your army, you should support that army and the military in the current efforts to end insurgency. “Every nation at war mobilizes the citizenry to support the military,” Minimah said. He contended that Nigerians had not been very supportive of the military in recent times. “We have not had that support in the past particularly from the media. “But I know that since the military started turning things around, we have started gaining support from Nigerians, this should continue,” Minimah said. He added that the citizens should be mobilized to support the armed forces “because we are at war and in war, everything is possible. “You can see what happened in countries in Middle East recen...
Comments
Post a Comment