The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, on Wednesday, ordered the Nigerian Army troops to flush out bandits terrorising the people of Baruten and Kaiama local government areas of Kwara State and Borgu in Niger State, within one month.
Lt. Gen. Oluyede gave the order while addressing the troops at the 22 Armoured Brigade, Sobi Cantonment, Ilorin, Kwara State on Wednesday,
He vowed that the Nigerian Army would not allow the insurgency in the North-East to escalate to the North-Central part of the country.
He said that it is the responsibility of the Nigerian Army to protect the territorial integrity of the nation, adding that “no single part of the territory would be allowed to integrate or be taken away by insurgents in any form, either in form of bandits or Boko Haram or whatever name they may call it.”
Oluyede, who inspected the military Guard of Honour at the 22 Armoured Brigade, Sobi Cantonment, further said: “I’m giving you one month from now to recover all territory in Baruten, Kaiama and other areas in Kainji forest to the territorial integrity of Nigeria.”
He said that the bandits must be flushed out of the Nigerian territory in the next one month, adding that: “All of you have promised to fight and recover whatever the insurgents might have taken from the country and I believe you will keep the promise.”
Oluyede, who explained that he was going round the country to ensure that the country becomes better, noted that “the country is having some challenges and we have to push the insurgents out of the country.
“In the next one month, I don’t want to see any one of the insurgents in our borders again,” the COAS ordered.
