We Have Capacity To Root Out Boko Haram-Chief Of Army Staff: Says Arewa Forum Lied On Recruitment Of Militants

The Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah has made it clear that troops from the Nigeria Army have the capacity to root out Boko Haram terrorists without recourse to recruting external forces.
The army boss, who spoke today shortly after the inauguration of the Radio Diagnosis Centre of the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna, asked Nigerians to disregard such rumour.
General Minimah, who would not elaborate, simply said: “It is not true. It is a blatant lie.”
He spoke against the background of the statement credited to the pan-northern socio-political organization, the Arewa Consultative Forum that the authorities of the Nigerian Army are planning to enlist 10,000 ex Niger Delta militants in the fight against Boko Haram.
The Forum warned the military against such move under any guise.
The Forum, through its National Publicity Secretary, Muhammad Ibrahim, had yesterday in Kaduna, said that  it heard it on good authority that there were plans to  recall 10,000 retired soldiers into the Nigerian Army to fight the terrorists.
The forum described the move as  a welcome development but cautioned that the authorities should scrutinize those that would be recalled.
The ACF had said: “It has been brought to the knowledge of Arewa Consultative Forum that the Federal Government has authorized the reinstatement of 10,000 retired soldiers into the Nigeria Army. This, in the wisdom of government, is to boost the strength of the military to confront insurgency that has engulfed the country.”

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