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Boko Haram Deadline: Air Chief Visits Lagos

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, is in Lagos  State, as the military continues to find ways of meeting the December deadline, … Continue reading Boko Haram Deadline: Air Chief Visits Lagos


Sadique Abubakar, Air Chief, Bombings, Terrorists, Boko Haram

Sadique-AbubakarThe Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, is in Lagos  State, as the military continues to find ways of meeting the December deadline, to end insurgency.

The Air Chief said part of his strategy was to ensure a good and healthy life for his men.

Air Marshal Abubakar added that efforts were also being made to provide decent accommodation, healthcare services and welfare for his men, as a way of boosting their morale in the war against insurgents in north-east Nigeria.

He further said that the December deadline was achievable and that the the military would perform without any mercenaries.

Meanwhile, the Chief of Army Staff, Lieut. Gen. Tukur Buratai, disclosed that the military was working hard to succeed in meeting up with the deadline, in spite of the renewed bombings by suspected members of the Boko Haram sect.

On Sunday, four suicide bombers died in an unsuccessful attack to hit a target in Maiduguri, Borno State.

The target, according to the National Emergency Management Agency, is a military checkpoint at the city centre in Maiduguri. But the terrorists barely reached the point before they ended their lives.