Army Chief Celebrates Christmas With Troops In Sokoto

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja, has celebrated this year’s Christmas with troops of Operation Hadarin Daji, at Gingiya Barracks, Sokoto.

Lagbaja, while addressing the troops, commended them for putting in their best in the fight against insecurity within the state and beyond.

He said, “with a sense of pride and appreciation. I want to congratulate the troops for making it this far into the year and for weathering all big storms that came our way.

“As we celebrate this Christmas and the New Year season, I want to take a moment to express my genuine respect and act of gratitude to our gallant troops for their unwavering dedication and sacrifice in ensuring the safety and security of our great nation.

“I commend your courage and resilience in the face of adversity on the Nigerian states, it is part of this that they cannot makes it come down to Sokoto to celebrate Christmas with their loved ones, it is not as if they don’t want to but because they are duty bound to stand on ground and safeguard our villages and hamlets.

“They have the responsibility to stand on ground, while other families are celebrating Christmas together, they are celebrating their own on the field or their cantonment.”

While commending the people and government of the state for their support to the security agents in the state, he assured that in no distant period, peace will be restored in all the troubled parts of the state.

He also called on the residents of the state to give adequate and timely information to the troops so as to enable them tackle series of insecurity menace facing the state