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Open Criticism Demoralising Military, Emboldening Terrorists – Group Warns 

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A coalition of various civil society groups has condemned the open criticism of the Nigeria military in their quest to stamp out the activities of terrorists and all forms of banditry in our society, identifying the fact that it portends a dangerous implication of demoralizing the gallantry of our military officers at the front line of the battle and emboldening the terrorist. This was revealed by the groups at a recent press briefing in Abuja.

In a statement issued at the briefing and signed by   Comrade Joseph Onu, United Nigeria Forum, Comrade Wale Adegoke, Progressive Action for Justice, Unity and Development and Musa Abdullahi, Transparency Center Network, the group condemned the dangerous trend which is becoming prominent among public affairs analysts, social influencers, etc,

The statement read in part ” For more than ten years now, our dear country Nigeria and more specifically the Nigerian military, has been an extraordinary battle against the siege of a rabid, ravaging and resurging form of terrorism notoriously known as Boko Haram.

The destructive activities of Boko Haram must be condemned by all well-meaning citizens.

We have seen them alongside their Islamic State of West Africa affiliate (ISWAP)gleefully slaughter men, women, children, and our gallant men of the armed forces; in raids of unsuspecting communities in the rural and urban areas; in their bloodthirsty bombings of places of worship, the ambush of wayfarers and other forms of gruesome killings. We must collectively confront their dastardly acts on a scale larger than the world has ever witnessed in wars of continental dimension”.

In economic terms, the reign of terror has brought part of our country to a state of comatose, the economic activities of particularly North East, North West and commercial engagement with other neighboring countries have been badly affected.

Recently, there are series of open criticism by a section of the society as to the capacity of the Nigerian military to decimate the Boko Haram and arms bandits terrorizing most parts of the country. We view the criticism as not necessarily relate to the ability, capacity, and preparedness of the Nigerian military to perform the mandate of restoring normalcy to the affected areas but a sinister design to demoralize the Nigerian security agencies. Criticism of this nature is capable of giving the insurgents the lifeline of support they desperately need to stage more daring attacks.

 

It is important for us at this juncture to appeal that such criticism is moderated in order to encourage our armed forces to advance towards the line of defense of the enemy. Undiluted commentaries being witnessed are encouraging the terrorists to stage further daring attacks. Boko Haram and other purveyors of anarchy thrive on propaganda and maximum publicity.

Also, our major concern revolves around the fact we should as a people not forget the sacrifices made by the gallant military men including those that paid the supreme price in the execution of the difficult mission against Boko Haram now largely confined to parts of Borno and isolated in Yobe state.

We must as patriotic citizens exercise greater restrain even while making positive criticism against the conduct of the counter-insurgency operations by the Nigerian military. We must eschew spreading bitterness, falsehood, and misleading posture capable of distracting and demoralizing our Armed Forces. We must encourage those that lost loved ones, widows, and children left behind to continue to cheer our forces in the front lines so that the sacrifices of our heroes past shall never be in vain. We suppose them to defeat our bigger enemy.

We posit that instead of demoralizing the patriotic men and women still fighting in the front lines, we should encourage them to continue making enormous sacrifices to the best of their ability to our father.

To the critics of our military abroad making a misplaced and misleading statement, they should place their criticism where it rightly belongs, the doorstep of Boko Haram that has added the blood cuddling, insane and unimaginable macabre practice of slaughtering innocent harvesting crops in their farms as witnessed few days in Zabarmari, Borno State. They should clamor for an international action aimed towards speedy prosecution of Boko Haram murderers anywhere they are hiding in and outside Nigeria.

It is to the credit of the Nigerian military that they have succeeded in blocking the lines of supplies of food, medicine, and other essential commodities to the terrorists thereby suffocating them in insatiable hunger and desperation to have access to food and other necessities”.

 

The concluded by advocating that It will advance the course of our democracy and security in Nigeria for the International powers to support us properly, equip our armed forces with the needed instrument to timely anticipate attacks such as the type witnessed against the Borno farmers a few days ago and nip them in the bud as preemptive strike tactics against the satanic, godless and bloodthirsty Boko Haram/ISWAP and other terrorist groups in our dear country.

 

The material and Intelligence support should not be seen as discretionary charity. It is a charity earned as the discharge of duty and ingredient precedent to security, peace, and development consolidation in Nigeria and the sub-region.

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Ohanaeze Commends Wike For Tackling Insecurity In FCT

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By Chidi Ogbonna

President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Federal Capital Territory, FCT, chapter, Mazi John Primacy Eze has commended the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, for addressing insecurity, especially kidnapping.


Eze also commended the Commissioner of Police, Mr Bennett Igweh, for dismantling all criminal hideouts in the territory.


He also thanked the President of the Association of Eze Ndigbo in the 19 Northern States and Abuja, Eze Uche Egenti, for his support to Ohanaeze’s conventions and summits, especially in the FCT.


“The most important person we will thank for the success of this convention is the Chairman, Ndieze Igbo in the 19 Northern States of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Uche Ezeudo.


“I want to use this opportunity to thank the FCT minister for his prompt intervention, especially when the FCT was rife with kidnapping, causing residents sleepless nights. We appreciate his proactive response.


“We also thank the Igwe for his prompt action by dismantling all criminal hideouts, promising to persecute those arrested,” he said.


He decried the seeming marginalisation of Ndigbo in the scheme of things.
“I want to use this opportunity to tell Nigerians that Igbos have been in the dark for a long time, with respect to the measures embarked upon by the minister of agriculture. We have not been carried along, especially Igbo representatives in the FCT.


“We want to encourage the information minister to do something as Nigerians are in the dark, because as far as Igbos are in the dark, it is assumed that Nigeria is in the dark.


“I therefore advise the minister to address the hardship in the land. Citizens are suffering. He should see the situation as another COVID-19 at our door steps.


“We want to also use this opportunity to thank residents and the entire Igbo community for the success of the event due to their massive turnout. We also thank those that supported us in one way or the other.”

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