The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, visited troops of Operation Lafiya Dole yesterday in Maiduguri, Borno State. During the visit, Buratai interacted with the troops to know their challenges in the battlefields.
Daily Trust reports that Buratai said to the troops: “You’re here to bare your minds openly to tell us where you are feeling the pains or shoes pinching you; how best you can administer, how best we can go ahead with our operations to achieve desired objectives.
He said “There are critical issues like welfare, equipment, general administration, logistics that all the commanders are aware of what we are doing, so you have an opportunity today to talk as professional soldiers to your Chief of Army Staff and nobody will prevent you from talking to me; whatever you say here, we will not charge you and you must tell us the truth, not lies, evidence and instances, if possible.
“These are issues that we must continue to tackle to ensure that you are properly equipped, properly kitted to enable you discharge your professional responsibility,” he assured.
He assured them that all issues raised by the soldiers would be treated and that no commander would punish them for raising those issues.
Newsmen were excused before the troops began to mention their challenges.
