By: Ali Rabilu
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede given a marching order to the Nigerian Army to flush out bandits terrorising the people of Baruten and Kaiama local government areas of kwara state and Borgu in Kainji forest in Niger State within one month.
Addressing a troop at the 22 Armoured Brigade, Sobi Cantonment, Ilorin, Oluyede said that the Nigerian army will not allow the insurgency in the north east to escalate to the north central.
According to him it is the responsibility of the Nigerian Army to protect the territorial integrity of the nation .
He said “no single part of the territory would be allowed to integrate or be taken away by insurgents under whatever guise.
The Chief of Army Staff said that the bandits must be flushed out of the Nigerian territory in the next one month.
Oluyede explained that he was going round the country to ensure that the country becomes better noting that “the country was having some challenges and the Army has to push the insurgents out of the country.
The chief of Army Staff promised better welfare, feeding, education facilities and uniform for members of the Armed forces.
Oluyede noted that the Army has intervene in the provision of 100,000 units of Uniform per month while N1billion naira was allocated to feeding for the soldiers on monthly basis.
A group known as Mahmuda had recently surfaced in Kaiama and Baruten local government areas of Kwara state while seven persons were killed by a yet to be identified group in Ilesha Baruba in Baruten local government area of Kwara on Monday.
