Magashi Bashir, the Defence Minister, has asked the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole not to fear any bullet from the terrorists.
The Minister gave the charge on Sunday during a visit to the Theatre Command in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, in the company of the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor and other service chiefs.
“Don’t fear any bullet, the bullet will come and it will go. If you are not meant to die by a bullet you will never die but if you are meant to die by a bullet, even in your bedroom bullet will come and reach you, which is what I experienced during service.”
He noted that the motive of the visit was to assess the fighting spirit of the troops of operation Lafiya Dole and also to motivate them.
He also disclosed the Federal Government’s plan to recruit more hands to relieve battle fatigued soldiers.
“Very soon we will embark on the recruitment of other soldiers and officers so that we improve the manpower holding of our armed forces.
“We will bring new equipment, new skills in which I will like all of you to benefit from to enable you to be more proficient, more effective in this assignment you’re doing. We have lost time; we are now almost ten years in this operation.
“There are many other operations that we are doing in terms of banditry and other things in this country and I am sure that given the right tools, you will do this country proud. We believe in you, your training, professionalism and we believe you can do the country the requirements of beating the Boko haram as we have it now”, Magashi added.
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