Thousands
of market women as well as non governmental organizations
yesterday took to the streets of Abuja to celebrate the defeat of Boko
Haram by the Nigerian Army.
The procession started at the Wuse
Market to Garki before moving to Farmers’ Market and making a final stop
at the 3 arms zone where the leader of the group finally delivered a
powerful appreciation speech to the President and the Chief of Army, Lt.
General Buratai, the other service chiefs and all the officers and men
of the Nigerian military for their relentless and selfless efforts.
In her address, the FCT Cordinator of
the Africa Arise for Change Network, Lilian Cosmas, who led the
procession said Nigerians had never thought the day would come when “the
blood sucking demons called terrorists” would take flight before the
Army.
She said the street march was to show
appreciation to President Muhammadu Buhari and the entire military for
the defeat of the terrorists.
According to Cosmas, the coalition will
embark on a nationwide sensitization exercise to enlighten members of
the public on how to remain vigilant and ensure that Nigerians assist
the Nigerian Army to track every fleeing terrorist in the country.
She said the promises the President made while assuming office are already being fulfilled.
She said: “Beyond the anti-corruption
crusade, the war on terrorism attained a crescendo on December 24 of
last year when the Nigerian Army under your able direction defeated Boko
Haram by clearing out its ‘Camp Zero’ in Sambisa Forest.
“Nigerians had never thought the day
would come when the blood-sucking demons called terrorists will take
flight before the Army. It took your leadership for us to acknowledge
the truism that action speaks louder than voice.
“Mr President, we salute your directive
that the fleeing terrorists should be tracked down and brought to
justice. The implementation of this directive would send a clear message
to insurgents in other parts of the country that there is always a
price to pay for breaching the security of Nigeria. It is this reckoning
that brought Boko Haram to its deserved end.
“Our appreciation goes to the entire
Nigerian Army, family members of troops and other partners in progress
that contributed to liberating Nigeria from the grip of evil .
“The presentation of Boko Haram’s black
flag to your Excellency by General Buratai was symbolic for us as it
marked a new beginning for the country to focus on development issues
even as the military continues to fish out the fleeing fighters and
their collaborators.
“It is the start of when anyone caught
committing acts of terror should be swiftly treated as a common criminal
and dealt with accordingly.”
She expressed as sad the existence of
“the people who wanted the anti-terror war to fail simply for them to
exonerate the historic failure of the past administration.
“A few saddistic parts of the
population who, while not being Boko Haram sympathizers or sponsors,
derive a perverted pleasure from seeing the group unleash terror on the
populace simply to denigrate Mr President’s efforts at ending the
insurgency.”
She said the coalition would back the
thank-you march with action by partnering and assisting the Federal
Government to make sure that the country gets relief from the menace of
Boko Haram.
She said the coalition would embark on a
sensitization exercise with its members going to major markets,
transport hubs and public places in Kaduna, Kano, Yola, Jos, Minna,
Sokoto, Birni-Kebbi, Ilorin, Lokoja, Okene, Ibadan, Enugu, Port Harcourt
and other major cities during the week with fliers to share to everyone
to educate them on how they could contribute towards preventing a
resurgence of terrorism.
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