By Tobias Lengnan Dapam
The Northern Youths Vanguard for Development (NYVD) has commended the Nigerian military for providing effective security for peaceful Christmas celebration.
NYVD in a statement issued on Monday by its President, Yakubu Dauda and Secretary, Roseline Musa said, it is a testimony that the AFN is determined to keep its promise of restoration of peace in the country.
It said for the second year running, the people of the region, especially the North East had a peaceful Christmas.
The statement urged people of the region to show appreciation to the military by their cooperation and provision of useful information on the activities of enemies of the country in their domain.
The group said troops continued their onslaughts against criminal elements in the last period of the year to show their determination.
“New year eve, bandits kingpin, Gwoska Dankarami, escaped death by the whiskers when air strikes of the Nigerian military targeted his hideout, along Kaura Namoda Road in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
“Similarly, troops of 199 Special Forces Battalion hit out at terrorists on the eve of new year along Maiduguri to Damboa Road, killing some of them.
“Reports from the North East is cheering and gives us hope that very soon, normalcy will be completely restored, because of what our troops are doing there and other places.
“We in NYVD commend the Armed Forces of Nigeria under Gen. LEO Irabor for making all this possible. We are very hopeful it will get better for the North and Nigeria as a country.”
