During his visit to Adamawa state earlier
today, President Buhari visited soldiers in
the state who are fighting Boko Haram.
During his visit, Buhari honoured three
soldiers who sustained serious injuries in
the ongoing operations against the terrorists
with the Purple Heart medal for gallantry.
Buhari said that the honour to the three
wounded soldiers was in appreciation of
their heroic contributions to the ongoing
effort by the Nigerian Armed Forces to end
the Boko Haram insurgency.
“These very deserved medals are in recognition of
your sacrifices. I hope it will inspire you to give
more to the nation and I urge you to maintain your
determination to bring peace to our fatherland.
With what I have seen today, I believe that the
Boko Haram are very close to defeat and I urge you
to quickly clear the remnants of these criminals
from wherever they may still be hiding. I also urge
you to remain vigilant, alert and focused to prevent
Boko Haram from sneaking into our communities
to attack soft targets,’’ he said.
Those decorated with the Purple Heart
medal were; Lance Corporal Kenneth
Kulugh who was wounded in a battle with
Boko Haram at Magar Bridge, near
Madagali.
Others are Private Anthony Sunday who
was wounded in a battle with Boko Haram
at Gubla in Adamawa State and Private
Danga Umar who sustained multiple
gunshot injuries to both thighs at Magar
Bridge, near Madagali.
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