By Chijioke Kingsley
Abuja (Sundiata Post) – It was a dance of victory for a peaceful celebration of Sallah and over two months of relative peace being enjoyed in Plateau State as Officers and troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), gathered to a Sallah luncheon in Jos, organized by the Commander of the Military Task Force, Maj.-Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar.
Troops of the task-force elated by the gesture of the Commander expressed joy through participating in a dance competition to the admiration of the Army boss who also doubles a the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 3 Division Nigeria Army.
Our correpondent reports that the State has enjoyed a hitch free crisis for over two months owing to the tireless efforts of Gen. Abubakar who has put strategies in place to ensure that the reoccurring tension and killing of innocent lives was put to rest.
The efforts was first seen at the peaceful celebration of Easter forth week ago and now Eid-El-Fitr, periods where the State usually experience unrest.
However, speaking at the luncheon, Abubakar recounted the many challenges surmounted during the pursue of the current peace being enjoyed.
He recalled the death of soldiers who lost their lives in the course of carrying out their responsibilities and vowed not to rest until all those responsible in the killing are brought to justice.
According to him: “Like I always say, you can only run; you cannot hide, and we will get you. We remember them and their sacrifices with special reverence, and our hearts will always be with their families, and we pray that the Almighty grant them eternal rest.
“We must all collectively ensure that the sacrifices of our departed colleagues will never be in vain. I charge you all to remain disciplined, loyal, vigilant, and professional in the conduct of our operations going forward.”
He added that the Sallah celebration reminded the Command of the unwavering sacrifices of members of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, the Nigerian Police Force, the Department of State Services, the Nigerian Immigration Service, the Nigerian Correctional Service, as well as the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps and the Defense Intelligence Agency personnel under his command in the maintenance of peace and security of lives and property within the Operation Safe Haven joint operations area.
The Army boss added that their professionalism, courage, and determination to achieve the mandates of the command, especially on the Plateau, were worthy of note and highly appreciated.
“To consolidate the gains of all our recent achievements, we must intensify our efforts to completely eradicate all acts of isolated killings, kidnapping, farmer/herders clashes, cattle rustling, as well as cattle poisoning, farm destruction, and ethno-religious crises, among all other forms of security threats within our joint operations area”, he said.
