Don’t kill troops’ morale with baseless insinuations, group tells Nigerian elites
The Unity Advocacy Group has urged Nigerian elites and political class to eschew fueling insinuations that can dampen the morale of troops of the country’s Armed Forces.
According to the group, what is needed to help Nigeria come out of the lingering security challenges bedeviling it is the support and cooperation of all, with the Nigerian Armed Forces.
The group made the call on Wednesday in reaction to attempts to underplay recent raids on bandits by the military.
UAG, in a press release signed by its Convener, Ifeanyi Aigbedion, said the leadership of the Armed Forces has never hidden it’s support for dialogue as a way out of the challenges.
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According to the press release, “The leadership of the Armed Forces of Nigeria has transversed the length and breadth of the country meeting with stakeholders on need for peace.
“What is needed now is the citizens support and cooperation for the Armed Forces to perform their duty of restoring peace and order.”
The group said that troops must not be demoralized as they perform their duties.
“While not speaking for the Armed Forces of Nigeria, we speak as stakeholders in the Nigeria project who are affected by the situation in the country, we are against any form of insinuations that will further dampen morale of troops, especially when coming from highly placed personalities.
“Troops of the Armed Forces are our brothers and sisters, we must not expose them to enemies of the country. They have made enough sacrifices in terms of human and material resources. They need our support,” UAG added.
