“Those individuals and groups that are bent on destabilizing our country I think they have to wait till maybe, the next three or four millennia for them to do that. That is, maybe if the next generation of officers and men will allow them at all.
“Having been given the millennium hero award, I want to call on all the agitators for separation and other acts of destabilization; they better forget it, not in this era, not in this millennium.”
These were the words of the Nigeria Chief of Army staff, Lt. General Tukur Yusuf Buratai after receiving an award conferred on him by a coalition of over 80 civil society organizations (CSOs).
The army General who specifically targeted those who are agitating for creation of the Republic of Biafra, spearheaded by the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), asked them to “forget it.
“I want to say that we would continue to do our best to maintain security atmosphere that is needed as provided for in the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria. We have been tasked to defend our country.
“We have taken a number of measures to ensure that the remnants of the Boko Haram terrorists who are on the run are finally cleared, many have surrendered, and many of them have been captured.” [myad]
