A Public Affairs Commentator, Peace Advocate and award-winning Journalist, Jibrin Ndace, is set to launch a trilogy, which highlights the war against Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgency in North-East, Nigeria.
The books in a statement by the author, Jibrin Ndace were written, specifically to aid in the visualization of the horrors terrorists have visited on citizens and how the Nigerian Army and other security services, Civilian Joint Task Force confronted them under the leadership of the 20th Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai.
The titles include “Walking the War Front with Lt. Gen. TY Buratai,” “Duty Call Under Buratai’s Command” and “The Lonely Grave and Other Poems__ an anthology.
“A military officer who commented on the book mentioned that the books, which have taken over 5 years to successfully complete, have taken a lot of sweat, blood and tears
“These books are not just mere stories but actual realities. Not just through his eyes, but also through the experiences of servicemen”.
He said that the public presentation of his books will be held in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The Journalist described his trilogy as a must-read for everyone seeking to have deep insight and pictorial evidence on Nigeria’s counter-insurgency warfare in the most ravaging moments.
Ndace who was the immediate-past Chief Press Secretary to Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State in North Central Nigeria, noted that he was encouraged by the need to document that phase of the war against insurgency in which he was a witness.
“These books were inspired by many veterans who fought on and off the war field.
“Soldiers who sacrificed their lives to serve our great nation, the courage they exhibited and the aftermath of their gruesome experiences.
“Amongst many soldiers and servicemen, Lt. Gen. TY Buratai occupies a large part of the storytelling.
“Lt. Gen TY Buratai is a retired Nigerian army General, former Chief of Army Staff, who was appointed in 2015 and retired in January 2021,” he said.
On the scope of the book, the defence correspondent explained that his trilogy contains first-hand accounts, poems, photographs, and powerful storytelling, witnessing the courage and sacrifice of soldiers, the brutal realities of combat, the toll that war takes on both the human body and mind.
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