As Nigerians join their counterparts across the world to mark the Eid-el- Kabir festivities, top military chiefs have felicitated Muslim faithful and troops at the frontlines. The top brass comprising the Chief of Defense Staff, Major General Christopher Musa; and the Chief of Army Staff, Major General Taoreed Lagbaja hailed troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, appreciating their sacrifice, commitment, doggedness and determination towards dislodging existential threats to the unity, security, stability and peace of the country.
In a statement on Wednesday by the Acting Director of Defense Information, Brigadier General Tukur Ismaila Gusau, the chief of defense staff, Christopher Musa said, the symbolic values and virtues of unflinching faith and total sacrifice which the Eid-el-Kabir festival exemplifies also hold true for the supreme sacrifices which the defiant and courageous soldiers continue to make in the face of challenges to the peace, unity and sovereignty of the nation.
Musa also assured officers and men of the Armed Forces of his unflinching support as they continue to discharge their constitutional duties across the nation.
On his part, the Army Chief commended troops for their commitment and sacrifice towards combating emerging security challenges in theatres of operations across the country. Lagbaja in a statement by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachuku, lauded the troops deployed for ongoing operations within and outside the shores of the country for their sacrifice.
Urging the troops to remain resolute, undaunted, disciplined and patriotic in combating the adversaries of the country, Lagbaja noted that, Sallah represents the virtues of sacrifice and submission to the will of the Almighty God, as emulated by Prophet Muhammed.
Chidozie Chima | September 20, 2024
