Dialogue now or get Crushed -Minimah to Boko haram in Share Views: 985 . . Jules Senior Member Nigerias Chief of army staff, Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah, on Wednesday read the riot act to members of the boko haram terrorist group. Addressing newsmen in Maiduguri, Minimah who was was accompanied by the Chief of Air Staff, Air vice Marshal Adesola Amosu, advised Boko Haram insurgents to embrace dialogue now or get crushed by the military. The dialogue table is still open, or else the federal might is available to the armed forces to crush the insurgency, he stressed. On the purpose of his visit to Maiduguri, Minimah said,We are here on routine visit to assess the condition of our troops, to visit the injured and the wounded in the hospital. He urged Nigerians to trust the capability of the military to bring an end to the insurgency. On his part, the Chief of Air Staff, AVM Adesola Amosu, said the role of air power is not to destroy but to convince the enemy of the second option available. Essentially, we are here to harass the enemy and to convince them that they need to come either to the table or drop their guns’’, Amosu said. He expressed satisfaction with the situation on ground. We are happy with the morale of soldiers on the field, we are also happy about the damage we have already inflicted on the insurgents.The soldiers are in high spirit. I am sure our coming today has further lifted them up, Amosun added.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 06:09:30 +0000
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