The United States of America warned yesterday that the
reputation of Nigeria’s military was at stake while the future of the country
and her children was in jeopardy following the capture of some towns in the
north eastern part of the country in the last few weeks by Boko Haram
terrorists. This came as Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh,
revealed that for the country to win the war against terrorism, there was the
need for diplomatic lobbying for foreign assistance in areas of equipment.
Also, yesterday, the Federal Government assured that no Nigerian Soldier would
die in vain, even as a retired general, now a Senator, Ahmed Saleh said the
battle against insurgency was far from being over, saying “what we are
seeing is a complete deterioration of the situation. US Assistant Secretary of
State for African Affairs, Amb. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, who expressed deep
concerns of her country on the activities of the Islamic sect in the country
while participating in the International Conference on Security in Abuja,
declared that failure was not an option. The militants on Monday reportedly
took Bama, 70 kilometres (45 miles) from the Borno State capital, Maiduguri,
where 10,000 youths, former soldiers and police gathered on Thursday, vowing to
push back the advance. Multiple testimonies from residents, who have been
fleeing Bama all week, contradicted military claims that soldiers still held
the town.
Vanguard Newspaper
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