The Nigerian Army is pleading with Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists to seek forgiveness and reconciliation in order to restore peace in the country.
The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division, Nigerian Army, Brig.-Gen. A.A. Eyitayo, made the call at a feast organised for journalists by the army on Sunday in Maiduguri.
Eyitayo, who is also the Commander Sector 1, Operation Hadin Kai, said the recent military onslaught against the insurgents dealt decisive blow on the terrorists leaving their remnants in disarray.
He noted that the military was happy over the bloodshed and want them to repent from their nefarious ways.
He also assured them (insurgents) the opportunity to enjoy rehabilitation and acquire skills to enable them to live a useful life in society.
The GOC lauded the contributions of the media in the counter-insurgency campaign and urged it to enlighten the insurgents to see the light and repent from their wasteful ventures.
“We are not here for bloodletting, nobody is happy that people are dying.
“Some of them (insurgents) are listening to the media so it is good for us to appeal to them through the media to shun violence, turn up to seek forgiveness and reconciliation,” Eyitayo said.
According to him, the feast with journalists was to show appreciation of the media reportage of military operations in the state.
“For the past three months since I assumed duty in Maiduguri in this capacity, there has never been any bad report.
“This is to appreciate the media for positive reportage,” he said.
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Sincerely speaking, the Heading of this News story is by far different from the content unless there’s any other aspect of what the GOC said that was not reported otherwise there’s nowhere there was begging therein contained.
Please Fellow Present Day Reporters.
Stop using sensational and unrelated captions in your headlines.
It depicts poor reporting and could be quoted out of context.
The News content is worth the facts contained and portrays an atmosphere of cordial relationship