A military clergy, Rev. HARUNA Godiya, of the MAIDUGURI cantonment, has admonished soldiers fighting insurgency in the northeast and other areas of the country to shun negative tendencies while carrying out their duties to the nation.
He urged the troops not to intimidate people, make false accusations or collect what does not belong to them using military uniform, and that they should be contented with what they have, to enable them to be successful in their careers.
The Reverend, made the charge during an Inter- denominational service to mark the 2019 Nigerian Army Day Celebration, which was held at the ST . Bartholomew’s Military Church, Maimalari Barrack Maiduguri and lamented that when other soldiers are in the bush fighting Boko Haram terrorists, their colleagues along Maiduguri- Damaturu road are busy extorting money from motorists.
Hear him : ” The other day I was coming from Damaturu to Maiduguri and what amazed me was that soldiers are still collecting money from motorists. Soldiers should be contented with themselves in the counter – insurgency operations. We must be satisfied with our wages and not intimidating anyone because we are soldiers. Do not accuse people falsely. ”
“As soldiers, we should know that what we do on earth is what we will reap after death. If we are not doubting heaven, we should also not doubt hell,” Godiya added.
Also, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai said this year’s Army Day celebration is a deft move directed towards enhancing soldiers’ training with particular emphasis on the combat support arms for enhanced capacity building.
Represented by the Theatre Commander Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj. Gen Benson Akinroluyo added that the event is coming at a time the Army is actively involved in numerous operations across the country in which the thorough knowledge of procedure , application of firepower, resource management and actionable intelligence are most invaluable ingredients.
