Director of Social Communications, Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, Msgr. Gabriel Osu, has applauded the decision of the Nigerian military to recall the 3,032 soldiers dismissed by the previous military authorities.
Osu said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Lagos.
He described the decision by the military to recall the dismissed soldiers as a morale booster that would encourage troops fighting the insurgents in the northeastern part of the country to do their best.
The cleric said, “We thank God. At least, they have allowed reason to go beyond military style because these guys would have just faced firing squad for nothing.
“If you don’t equip your soldiers, you don’t train them well, you don’t pay them well, don’t expect anything different from whatever has happened.
“This is a very big morale booster; the morale booster is there for them to carry out the presidential task.
“You will see that with backing and with the arms, the soldiers will fight well and they will do their best to crush the insurgents.”
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