We want to quickly end terrorism, insurgency, says Defence Minister.
The Federal Government has said that it is its desire to quickly end the war against Boko Haram and bandits in order to accelerate economic prosperity of the country.
It said the desire to quickly end the war was also due to its economic cost on the country’s resources.
The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, said this at the National Defence College Abuja yesterday while briefing newsmen on the 2024 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration (AFRDC).
Badaru said the Nigerian military would continue to conduct operations and exercise against adversaries with limited casualty from its side.
He said despite some setbacks recorded during operations in recent times, the military was not deterred, but has continued to prosecute operations with resounding successes.
The Minister said: “The successes recorded by our Armed Forces have only served as encouragement to persevere until victory is finally assured and all our displaced citizens return home.
“We therefore look forward to adopting a proactive approach to combating our security challenges by harnessing our intelligence resources and having strong partnership with our West African neighbours.
“The Federal Government will also continue to equip the Armed Forces with combat capabilities, training and equipment with a view to reducing, to the barest minimum, casualties due to operations.
“We are hopeful that the pledge and focus of Mr. President to bring an end to all the security challenges quickly will be realised.
“We all have to realise and appreciate the need to quickly end this war to usher in an era of peace and mutual coexistence for the proactive development of our beloved fatherland.
“The losses occasioned by this war on insurgency in terms of human, infrastructure and material resources incurred by our country can only be imagined, hence the need for an end to the ugly scenario.”
Credit: The Nation Newspaper
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