The Chief of army staffs Lt. Gen. Yusuf  Tukur Buratai has predicted that in a matter of day, boko haram will finally end.

He made the prediction during the celebration of Nigerian army special day at the on going 41 Kaduna international trade fair on Saturday.
Represented by Lt. Gen. Lamidi Adeodun , army chief chief of policy , Buratai said although the primary role of the army was to defend the territorial integrity of the nation, they were now prepared to contribute to Nigeria’s economic development.

According to the COS, “It’s very obvious that this platform provides one of the best opportunity to interact and enlighten the civic populace about the constitutional role of the NA in contemporary times”

“The NA apart from it’s primary role of defending the territorial integrity of Nigeria is also involved in fighting insurgency in the north east part of the country and other internal security operations across the length and breadth of the nation”

“However, inline with global trends, the NA is development it’s capacity to contribute to the economic development agenda of present political leadership through the establishment of some army units, such as NIGERIA ARMY FARMS RANCHES, NA POST SERVICE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT LIMITED,  COMMAND ENGINEERING DEPOT as well as NA PROPERTY LIMITED and NA WELFARE LIMITED BY GUARANTEE”

Buratai commends the the efforts of DICON in collaboration with command engineering depot (CED) under the leadership of Maj. Gen. VO Ezugwu for the historic research , development and production of the first indigenous mine resistant ambush protected vehicle using 70 percent local content.

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