In an effort to entrench a lasting peace in Plateau State, the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor has held stakeholders meeting with the Governor of Jos Simon Lalong, all the traditional rulers, religious leaders and community leaders in the State.
The Acting Director Defence Media Operations, Brigadier General Bernard Onyeuko disclosed this during the bi-weekly news briefing in Abuja, said the discussions were on the security challenges in Plateau, North Central Nigeria.
Onyeuko said that “the meeting was successful as all stakeholders pledged their support for peace in the state”.
According to him, the CDS paid a visit to the palace of the traditional rulers of Jebbu Miyango Community, the Mbra Ngwe Rt. Reverend Ronke Aka and that of Anaguta Community HRM Pozo Johnson Jauro Magaji the Uja of Anaguta, where he commiserated with the traditional rulers and the people of those communities on the recent unfortunate incidents in their domains.
The Acting Director also stressed that CDS continued his consultations with the Military veterans of the Armed Forces of Nigeria in the various Geo-political Zones of the country as the Chief of Defence staff (CDS) General LEO Irabor affirmed that the Armed Forces of Nigeria remained at the forefront in tackling the myriad of security threat confronting the nation.
He stated this while interacting with the retired senior military officers in the North Central Geo-political Zone in Makurdi, Benue State.
In the same vein, while in Yola, Adamawa State North East Geo-political Zone General Irabor hails citizens’ support, allays fears on surrendered insurgents as he engaged Senior Retired Officers on security parley.
He said that “the CDS expressed his appreciation to the citizen and residents of the Zone for genuinely supporting the ongoing intensive clearance operations by troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria towards the restoration of permanent peace in the Zone”.
He equally allays fears of the general public on the ongoing mass surrender of Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province ex-fighters.
In a related development, the CDS held a security interaction with the retired senior military officers from the South-South Geo-political Zone in Asaba, Delta State.
The CDS maintained that the military remains at the forefront of leading the war against every form of criminalities as the constitution avail the Armed Forces the mandate of supporting the civil authority.
He stressed that the retired senior officers are the best hands, most qualified in the fight against insecurity and champion of peace and security in the country.
He urged them to join hands with the military to bring lasting peace to the country. He said security challenges in the Niger Delta needed a holistic approach and called on stakeholders to contribute their quota.
Brigadier Onyeuko also highlighted some of their operational efforts that yielded significant results between 12 August and 2 September 2021in the fight against insurgency, banditry and other related crimes in the country with successes.
The Military High Command has appreciated the continuous sacrifices of the troops in the various theatres of operation across the country.
Dominica Nwabufo
