B’Haram war: Ohanaeze hails military

Okechukwu Isiguzoro
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The youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has lauded the Nigerian military for the recent successes recorded in the war against insurgency in the North-East as it has recaptured more towns hitherto controlled by the Boko Haram sect.

The National President of the Ohanaeze Youth Council, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, who spoke on Sunday with our correspondent in Umuahia, said that the Nigerian military had, by its recent victories over the terrorists, restored public confidence.

He saluted the courage and dexterity of the troops involved in the war against insurgency, saying that by freeing more towns from Boko Haram occupation, the troops had given hope and future to Nigerians.

Isiguzoro also commended the military authorities for boosting the morale of the troops and urged them to sustain the tempo until the insurgents were completely routed.

He expressed strong confidence that the few towns still under Boko Haram occupation would be liberated before the general elections if the current fighting spirit and patriotism demonstrated by the troops were sustained.

The OYC leader also commended Nigerian neighbours, “whose troops are involved in the ongoing campaign against Boko Haram, for their support.

It is only through collaborations among African countries that terrorists can be decimated from the continent.”

He expressed the support of Igbo youths to the Federal Government in the renewed efforts to flush out the insurgents before the rescheduled elections.

He also noted that the youths would “disappoint any politician thinking of using us as tools for political violence because we have resolved to salvage the future of Nigeria from the hands of selfish politicians who belong to the past.”

“Never again shall the youths allow unpatriotic elements ruin our common destiny”, he said, assuring the youths that Nigeria will survive the forthcoming polls, contrary to fears in some quarters.

He said, “This time around, any politician banking on the youths to foment troubles should rather lead the war with his own sons and daughters as his foot soldiers and not Nigerian youths, who are now wiser.”