The Defence Minister, Magashi Bashir, has charged the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole to eliminate fears of death by bullets as the fights against ISWAP and Boko Haram terrorists intensify in the northeast.
Bashir made the call during a visit to the Theatre Command in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Sunday.
According to Channels TV, the minister, in the course of the visitation, alongside the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor and other service chiefs revealed the army’s plan also to recruit new soldiers and as well, introduce new equipment and skills.
“Don’t fear any bullet, the bullet will come and it will go,” he said. “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.”
“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.”
