Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has expressed confidence in the ability of the new Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, checkmate terrorists and bandits fomenting trouble across the country.
According to El-Rufai, the criminal elements, Boko Haram terrorists, bandits, and members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), are afraid of the new army chief.
The ex-governor said this in a series of tweets over the weekend.
Sharing a video of the COAS ordering troops to decimate terrorists in Plateau State, El-Rufai recalled that Lagbaja served as the General Officer Commanding (GOC) during his administration as governor of Kaduna and was therefore well known to him.
A new kind of chief of army staff who without a doubt will wipe out terrorism, banditry, vandalism and militancy in Nigeria.
“I know the new COAS very well. Gen Taoreed Lagbaja was my last GOC as governor of Kaduna State. He always leads from the front anywhere he is
“He personally led troops to confront bandits in Kaduna State. He did the same in the north-east and south-east. The operatives of Boko Haram, IPOB, ESN and the bandits know well and fear him. He is the best choice as COAS.
“This video says it all. Thank you General Lagbaja. Keep doing what you have always done so well and with valour. God Bless you.”
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