Defence Minister Gen. Christopher Musa Orders Troops to Shoot Terrorists on Sight in North-East, Unveils New Strategies and Equipment Boost
In a decisive move to tackle the resurgence of terrorist activities in Nigeria’s North-East, the Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (rtd), has directed frontline troops to shoot suspected terrorists on sight without waiting for further orders. Musa issued the directive on Tuesday while addressing troops in Maiduguri, Borno State, alongside the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle. The visit came in response to recent waves of attacks by Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in several communities in the region.4e00ca “You don’t have to wait for any order from anybody. To find them out is your duty wherever you are deployed. You take them down,” the minister told the troops. He stressed: “Our business here is to go and look for Boko Haram and kill them. Is that clear? So, I don’t want to hear about somebody saying he was waiting for any order.” The Defence Minister announced that the military has already deployed new strategies aimed at end...