The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Farouk Yahaya, has ordered troops to gun down bandits and criminals terrorising the state and bring their corpses and weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He gave the order during a visit to the 31 Artillery Brigade and Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), Minna and commissioning of the TRADOC Officers\u2019 transit accommodation, on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am here in Niger today as part of my operation visit to 31 Artillery Brigade and TRADOC.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I commend the troops for the job they are doing. Don\u2019t relent but continue and be more resolute and more decisive in dealing with criminals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen we engage the criminals and bandits, we kill them and bring their corpses and their weapons and that is what we will continue to do,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said the Army would continue to motivate the troops by providing necessary supports to enable them to provide security in the state and Nigeria as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lieutenant General Yahaya said the visit afforded the opportunity to have first-hand interaction with the troops and know their challenges and encourage them to put in their best for the betterment of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He called for support from citizens to provide the Army and other security agencies with credible information to enable them to deal with the criminals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI urged all to lay their helping hand in the passage of accurate information to the Army and other security agencies.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These criminals, many of them live with us. I want the public to operate and take it that security is everybody\u2019s business. With synergy, we will be able to improve in what we are doing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"