Boko Haram: Buratai in trenches, coordinates final showdown

The Chief of Army Staff was  with Major General Enobong Udoh in the trenches planning the final show down with the insurgents in the North East.

Buratai, had earlier in a statement called on troops fighting Boko Haram insurgents not to give room for cowardice, saying that the “final clearance” of the insurgents has come and from now on, it is forward ever as the army owes it a duty to save the country from the menace of Boko Haram.

He said: “Ours is a professional calling, a call to serve our dear country; a call to defend the territorial integrity of our fatherland, which we must all be proud of.

“We must also be proud of our calling as professional soldiers and patriots. Therefore, we must go all out to stop and eliminate these criminals. We must do it now. There is no better time than now!

“In this our honourable mission and endeavour, there is no room for the chicken-hearted. The Nigerian Army of today is for the committed, disciplined,  patriotic and selfless officers and soldiers which I believe you all are. There is no room for cowardice and no room for the lily-levered ones. From now on it is FORWARD EVER BACKWARD NEVER! The sacrifices of our fallen hero.”