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PROVE YOU ARE BETTER THAN BOKO HARAM FIGHTERS-NIGERIAN ARMY TOLD

The Nigerian Army has challenged its Special Forces to prove that they have bettertraining and tactics than terrorists by making the difference and positive impact inthe ongoing counter-terrorism operations.

The Chief of Army of Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, gave the charge in Maidugurion Sunday, while addressing the Armed Forces Special Forces and Army StrikeGroup deployed in the North-East.

“You are selected specially and deployed here in the North East. You are givenspecial training and that is why you are called Special Forces..

“I am here to tell you that you have a great job to do and you must do it properly.“You are deployed in the North-East to make a difference because of your specialtraining.

If there will be any challenge in terms of capacity, I believe you will fillthat gap and you have all it takes to do that.“If you apply the training that you are given, we all have cause to be proud tobelong the armed forces of our great country,’’ Buratai said.

He warned them against exhibiting cowardice, saying “we do not have time for thechicken-hearted, the cowards.“You all must brace up and be brave. We have done the greatest job so far in the North-East; the greatest in terms of degrading the terrorists.

“We are better trained, better equipped. We know tactics better than them and whatis remaining for us is to dominate everywhere and dominate our areas ofresponsibilities.

“We must dominate the whole of the North-East.’’He added that “the terrorists must no longer be allowed the freedom to move aboutand commit heinous crime and escape.5

“They must be dealt with squarely. We must say no to their vain and invalidthreats.“Henceforth, there should be no dull moment in our operations. There should be nogap, but make a difference

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