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Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Saturday claimed that the Nigerian military has so far rescued over 20,000 persons kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents.
Buratai said this shortly after he inaugurated the Nigerian Army Officers Wife Association’s Day Care, Nursery and Primary School at Ribadu Cantonment in Kaduna. According to him, the military remained resolute in not only rescuing those abducted by the insurgents, but in rooting the criminals out completely.
He rejected calls by Nigerians to dialogue with the insurgents in the North-East and appealed to Nigerians to provide useful information that would help the rescue operations.
“We have so far rescued over 20,000 abducted persons and we are still rescuing more.
“We will continue to carry out our rescue operations; as far as the Army and indeed the military is concerned, we will continue to play our own part.
“The negotiation is left for the appropriate arm of government, but we are looking for information to rescue anybody that is being held hostage.”
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