Minister of Defence, General Bashir Salihi Magashi (retd) has said that the Nigerian Armed Forces were disappointed with the manner local militias abducted and killed the twelve soldiers sent to Bonta community in Konshisha local government area of Benue State.
The minister, however, said that the armed forces would not be deterred from carrying out their duty of protecting the lives of the people.
General Magashi (retd) stated this on Thursday when he led the Chief of Defence Staff, Chief of Army Staff and other top military officers to pay a courtesy visit on Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom at the Government House, Makurdi.
He also expressed President Muhammadu Buhari’s displeasure over the killing of the soldiers and said that barbarism and anything that tries to make Nigeria ungovernable would not be accepted.
The minister said arresting the killers of the soldiers was the only way to restore the morale of soldiers, adding that they were in the state to restore confidence in the troops.
Governor Ortom who expressed deep sympathy with the president and the Armed Forces over the barbaric act said he lost sleep since the unfortunate incident occured.
The governor who acknowledged the enormous support and contributions of security agencies especially the military in ensuring peace in the state said he had directed stakeholders from Konshisha Local Government Area to fish out the perpetrators.
He pledged his administration’s support and cooperation with security agencies to ensure those responsible for the dastardly act were apprehended and brought to justice and prayed for the restoration of peace and security in all parts of the country.
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