BRAVO TO OUR BOYS FOR BEATING THE BAD BOYS
By Bala Ibrahim
There are many traits for establishing effective leadership, two of which are, vision and the ability for fostering collaboration amongst the members of the team, who in turn, rely on the leader’s sense of sound judgement or decision making. In the light of the speedy, swift and spectacular manner the victims of abductions are being rescued by Nigeria’s security agents, we can say, Nigerians are beginning to see the demonstration of these hallmarks by their leaders, particularly in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who had sworn to be relentless in the fight against the terrorists. Indeed words and actions are working together now. And the road to victory is manifestly signposted. What remains is for the country to be united behind the leadership, as well as the efforts of the boys with boots on the ground, who are bent on beating the bad boys.
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It is no longer news that on the 17th November, terrorists struck at a girls college in Maga, Kebbi State, and abducted 24 schoolgirls at dawn, moments after a military detachment left the premises. Shortly after that, similar calamity was visited on Eruku, in Kwara State and Papiri, in Niger State. To the glory of God, and pursuant to the efforts of our gallant security operatives, all the 38 kidnapped victims in Eruku were freed on Sunday. By his own admission, the Niger State chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria also said, 50 of the missing students of the Catholic School in Niger have been found the same day, and are reunited with their parents and family members. This is indeed good news to anyone that wish Nigeria well, because it shows that, if given the needed support, Nigeria has the military might to confront this ugly menace of insecurity. It also prove the point that, where there is the political will, Nigeria has the boys with the bravery to beat the bad boys.
The joy of the President was not hidden when he applauded the security agents for all the efforts made to secure the freedom of the victims taken away by the terrorists, particularly the latest release of the 24 schoolgirls abducted in Maga Kebbi last week. While charging the security forces to rescue others still in captivity, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, through his Special adviser on Information and Strategy, Chief Bayo Onanuga, said, “I am relieved that all the 24 girls have been accounted for. Now, we must put as a matter of urgency, more boots on the ground in the vulnerable areas to avert further incidents of kidnapping. My government will offer all the assistance needed to achieve this.”
In appreciating the President as well as the efforts of the boys with the boots on the ground, Rev. Moses Adamu described the rescue as “a divine victory and a resounding testament to decisive presidential leadership.” He praised Tinubu for his prompt and firm directive that ensured the girls were returned safely. “To the glory of God Almighty, our daughters are back home alive and unharmed,” he said. “This miracle did not happen by chance. It is the direct result of Mr. President’s fatherly resolve when he ordered Dr. Bello Matawalle to relocate to Kebbi State and ensure the girls were brought back alive. That single instruction changed everything.
The task before the security agents now is to make more efforts to rescue the remaining students still being held captive. But the global community is burdened by a bigger task, particularly President Donald Trump of America, who has threatened to send soldiers to Nigeria guns a blazing, to arrest what he described as, Christian genocide in the country. He said America knows what is happening. They know the hideouts of the terrorists, and they would bring boots on the ground to annihilate them, if Nigeria fails to act fast. Well, Nigeria is now acting fast.
We don’t know how much input, in terms of intelligence and equipment, the Americans gave Nigeria, and whether the identities of the criminals correspond with the religious tag given to them by President Trump, but looking at the swiftness of the operations, alongside the result gotten, it means what Nigeria needs is not the presence of Americans boots on its soil. But rather, the support of the Americans to the Nigerian military boys, who have the gallantry, as well as the bravery to beat the bad boys. And to them all, we should say a big bravo.
BRAVO TO OUR BOYS FOR BEATING THE BAD BOYS