AN APPRECIATION OF THE ARMED FORCES: WEEKLONG ACTIONS ACROSS MULTIPLE THEATRES. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE
An appreciation of the armed forces: weeklong actions across multiple theatres By Bayo Onanuga Some Nigerians and armchair analysts are often quick to criticise the Federal Government for perceived shortcomings in security, highlighting isolated incidents such as kidnappings, improvised explosive devices, suicide bombings, and attacks in parts of the country. Such perceptions, however, tend to downplay and discount the heroic exploits of members of the Nigerian armed forces, saddled with the responsibility of countering the evil machinations of God-forsaken non-state actors, who operate like guerrillas. My position is reinforced by the security reports I receive daily from Zagazola Makama, a journalist who has emerged as a counter-insurgency expert in Nigeria. This past week alone, Zagazola inundated me with reports from multiple theatres, indicating that our troops are making significant gains in the asymmetrical war against insurgents, terrorists, ISWAP, Boko Haram, IPOB, ...
According to an international broadcasting network,a Briton and a Frenchman working for the United Nations were shot dead today monday at an airport in north central Somalia.A,United Nation mission spokeman said it was not clear who was behind the killings.But one witness said the pair were attacked by a man in a police uniform while they sat in their car at Galkayo airport.The UN which has spent billions of dollars in Somalia since the out break of civil war 1991,has often been targeted by warring clan factions,most recently by Al Qaeda aligned Islamist group Al Shaab.Nicholas Kay,the UN special Representative for Somalia,condemed the callous killing but said the organization remaind committed to contiuing our vital support to the Somali people as they emerge from decades of conflict.
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