adminNigeria’s chief of army staff has called on Boko Haram members to embrace negotiations or get crushed by the military. Lieutenant-General Kenneth Minimah said on Wednesday that the “dialogue table is still open, else the national power is available to the armed forces to crush” Boko Haram activities.
The warning came after an unscheduled visit to the northeastern city of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State and Boko Haram’s traditional home base.
“We are here on routine visit to assess the condition of our troops, to visit the injured and the wounded in the hospital,” he said.
The top Nigerian military figure also urged the Nigerian people to trust in military’s capabilities to bring an end to the prolonged insurgency in the country.
Nigerian Chief of Air Staff Vice Marshal Adesola Amosun, who accompanied Minimah on his visit, also said the two were there to convince Boko Haram members that “they need to come either to the table or drop their guns.” — Press TV.
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