CDS Reacts To Sokoto Airstrike

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has affirmed that the airstrike conducted in Sokoto against the Lakurawa terrorist group was not only accurate but also fully justified.

‘’From now on and entering 2025, we will give in more. We are going to sacrifice more. We are going to attack more. We will not allow any criminal, whether terrorists, insurgents, bandits, armed robbers, sea pirates or whoever, to destabilise the country. Anybody who crosses the line must face the music”, the CDS warned.

While appreciating troops for their continued sacrifices, the CDS said the recent deployment of the Special Operations Brigade and some combat enablers have aided in eliminating and dislodging the emerging Lakuawa terrorists from their camps in Sokoto and Kebbi states.

He further assured that the Armed Forces under his leadership would continue to sustain its operational temple and posture across military deployments, both at home and abroad.

To the troops, the CDS said, ‘’Looking ahead, I urge you all to remain steadfast and resolute in your responsibilities. The coming year presents us with an opportunity to make significant progress in overcoming our dear nation’s challenges.

‘’And I want to tell all of us that we will ensure we are steadfast in our approach. We are going to be very robust in our operations.

‘’We appreciate President Bola Ahmed Tinubu because he has approved a lot of enablers so that we can perform our tasks. We will not relent, and all those supporting enemies of the country should be ready. We’ve already started our operations. We’re going to commence and intensify our operations. We want to ensure that nobody is allowed to take any Nigerian hostage wherever he is in the country. It is our duty and task to ensure that every Nigerian can perform his duty freely.

“Together, we must strive to ensure that 2025 is marked by transformative victories in all our operational theatres. Nigerians are all praying for us. Nigerians are all happy with what we are doing and need to do more.

“We will secure the sovereignty of Nigeria and make sure that no elements, no criminal, are allowed to move freely within our territory. I also want to use this to extend our message to our neighbours, Niger Republic, Chad, Cameroon, Benin Republic and Togo, to assure them that Nigeria will not allow anybody, any criminal element, to use its soil to attack any of our neighbouring countries, because we are the same’’.

Regarding the recent incident in Sokoto, the CDS warned against allowing foreign bodies to come and remain with them in whatever form.

“Most times, they want to use religion or tribe or sentiments and tell you they are together; they don’t mean well for you. As we see with the Lacurawas, they came in and gave the impression that they were friends, and now they have turned and shown their true colours. We are flushing all of them out, and to all Nigerians and innocent citizens, please do not support them for any reason. Give them logistics, food, money, or go anywhere to stay within your communities. There’s the adage that a friend of a thief is a thief.

‘’Anybody who allows them to stay within him is a legitimate target. I want to make that very clear. We are passionate as we always defend the human rights of every citizen. Still, anybody who allows himself to be used against Nigerians, we are going to go after him”’.

‘So I want to call on any community that is living together with those people, please drive them away or evacuate and leave them because we are coming after them. We will not spare anybody who turns himself into a rat, as the cat will always go to him”’, the CDS assured.

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