From Abba Kabara, Gusau.
The chief of army staff Lt-Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai has commended the support and sustained courage exhibited by the various media organisations as partners in the struggle to end the scourge of banditry, kidnapping and other insecurity problems bedevilling the North-west zone for many years.
Gen. Buratai made the commandation today during a special media chat as part of his assessment visit to Faskari special army super camp (4) Katsina state.
He acknowledged that the sustained involment of the media has greatly helped in reducing worries, fears and the general tensions hindering the social and economic life of particularly the rural communities.
The Army chief extended words of commendation to the officers and men of the army handling the operation SAHEL SANITY from Faskari army base.
He said from his assessment of the level of achiement so far recorded from the operation,
“I am confident that normalcy is fast returning to not only Zamfara and Katsina in particular, but the entire North-west zone is witnessing the positive impact of the operation sanity”.
The general said further that, though one cannot dismiss the fact that there are pockets of bandits’ attacks in some few places, “but even the most vulnerable peasant communities would atttest that they now enjoy a comfortable calmness in thier respective areas”.
He however gave assurance that the remaining defiant criminals will be ruthlesssly delt with in a sustained vigour until complete peace is achieved in the zone.
Gen. Buratai stressed that the establishment of the Faskari Army Super Camp was designed to crush the wave of crimes like banditry, kidnapping, rustling and all other forms of dissidence in the NorthWest zone.
“The army will carry out it’s duties in line with normal callings, and will spare no element of criminality”, he said, stressing that the army must do all within it’s capability to gaurantee the territorial and internal peace of the Nigerian citizens.
