By Abubakar Sadiq Dauda
It is sad and unfortunate that lives and properties are being wasted daily with little or no action taken. Our armed forces must sit up!
To end the menace of banditry and other criminal activities going on in the country, particularly the Northern region our armed forces should deploy thousands of troops directly into the Forest with the aim of wiping out those criminal elements once and for all.
Unlike the bandits that have to go deep into the forest using bikes and in most cases with their bare foots, our gallant troops can land into those thick forests by air and land simultaneously.
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The Ministry of Finance through the CBN should open a special account that will ensure swift payment of a special allowance to the families of any troop that died during the course of the war. No amount is too large to compensate ones life who died protecting the sovereignty of his country.
As for the troops who returns back (presumely after the war), their salary package should be upgraded through promotion and they should be applauded by arranging a befitting ceremony to commemorate their feat of bringing stability to our dear country.
Deploy with the troops 10% of all the arms, ammunition and fighter jets the nations have. Of course our troops are gallant, well informed, therefore I can guarantee that 90% our troops will return home with the massive security gadgets attached to them.
No matter the politics involved, no matter who is behind the terrorism, i can guarantee that victory will surely be on the side of our troops.
We have the manpower, we have the resources, the intelligence is there. Even the layman knows where the terrorists operate from.Moreover, those criminals have been classified as terrorists, therefore they wont be negative consequences from the International Community if those elements are being destroyed in any form/manner.
President Buhari aborted the plans of engaging mercenaries to fight Boko Haram in the North East and gladly our troops are winning that war. Therefore it is my believe that our troops are more than capable to destroy any element of banditry/terrorism in the entire country.
All our troops needs to do is to plan, deploy, execute and destroy the enemies of Nigeria.
May Allah touch the heart of our security forces to take all necessary actions that will bring everlasting peace in our dear country. Ameen.
Sadiq writes from Kano, Nigeria.
