Lawyer hails Army for rescue of another school girl

A Minna based legal practitioner,

Jonathan said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna that the effort also reinforced the determination of the Federal Government to safeguard the lives and property of all Nigerians.

He said that the Nigerian military have demonstrated professionalism and rare commitment to ending Boko Haram insurgency in the North East.

He said that the effort of the security personnel has strengthened the hope of parents and all Nigerians that the ordeal of the schools girls and other hostages would soon be over.

“With President Muhammadu Buhari’s political will to end the activities of insurgents in the country, the military personnel should do more to accomplish the task,” he added.

Jonathan challenged people in the North east to volunteer useful information to the military and other security agencies on the movement and locations of criminal elements, to help end the crisis.

The lawyer urged Nigerians to pray for the nation, exercise more patience and support the government to restore order and deal effectively with insurgents, kidnappers, cattle rustlers, militants and other criminals.

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Jonathan, a former chairman of Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Minna branch, called on stakeholders to mobilise residents to be more security conscious and police their communities.

He said that traditional and religious leaders should also be actively involved in promoting peaceful coexistence by sensitising their followers to be security conscious.