Military operations in Nigeria may soon begin to enjoy popular supports as critical stakeholders have begun to donate to the upkeep of the internally-displaced persons (IDPs) in the northeast.
This is as Ebonyi State Governor, Engr Dave Umahi, on Monday donated bags of rice and other essential items to the IDPs and the troops in the area.
The governor spoke of the donation when he paid a courtesy visit to the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), General Gabriel Olonisakin.
He noted that for the Nigerian Armed Forces to win the war against insurgency in the northeast, it was imperative for all Nigerians to give them their support and encouragement.
Governor Umahi said that in addition to individual and corporate supports, the military would also require the general public to champion the campaign of effective isolation of the terrorist elements in that part of the country.
The governor also used the occasion to commiserate with the CDS and families of those gallant soldiers who paid supreme sacrifice in defence of their fatherland.
Responding, the CDS, thanked the Governor for his pledge and encouragement and assured him that the presidential order to end the Boko Haram violence before the end of the year was a task that must be done, adding that the military had gone back to the drawing board to actualize that mandate.
Similarly, a delegation of top officials of the United States government led by Brigadier General Donald Bulduc, Commander Special Operations Africa and the U.S Ambassador Don Mozena, Coordinator, Department of State, Counter-Boko Haram visited the Defence Headquarters and pledged America’s support in the ongoing fight against terror.
He said that the visit was a follow-up to President Buhari’s earlier visit to the United States.
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