Over 80 military personnel, others decorated for gallantry in Northeast
By Njadvara MUSA, Maiduguri.
The Theatre Commander, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), Maj-Gen. Christopher Musa has decorated 83 officers and men of the Nigerian Army and other security personnel with medals in the Northeast.
According to him, the awardees are from the Nigerian Air Force (NAF and Navy, Police, Department of State Service (DSS), Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), the Correctional Service, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Civil Defense and the Civilian JTF.
Musa disclosed this, yesterday (Saturday), at the medal parade ground to mark 62nd independence anniversary at the Maimalari Cantonment. Maiduguri, Borno state.
“Today we are celebrating our independence anniversary by honouring troops of OPHK, paramilitary, media and the civilians,” he said.
He added the troops and other security agencies are building the nation where peace and justice reigned.
He said that serving the fatherland with love, strength and faith; bounded by freedom in unity shall continue to conquer.
The commander, therefore, congratulated the medalists on the milestone of the independence anniversary.
According to him, the joint counter-terrorism operations are to end all forms of insecurity in the Northeast.
Besides, he added the operations are also to restore law and order, extinguish all flames and acts of terrorism and criminality through kinetic and non-kinetic approaches.
He added that the operations are being conducted in Sambisa Forest, the Tumbuktu triangle and Mandara Mountains in protecting people’s lives and property.
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On the rescue operations of troops, he said: “Over 60, 300 communities and captives were liberated and rescued from the forest and Lake Chad region.
