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Nigerian military has announced that it killed 17 bandits and wounded several others in a raid carried out in Kaduna. This was disclosed in a statement on Sunday by Coordinator of Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche.

He said, “We made several attempts for Nigerian Military to establish their unit in Auno, they are here in Auno but as soon as it is 5 o’clock, they close the gate, lock the people out and they go back to Maiduguri, that is what has been happening”.

It is a shame that 186,000 strong military is only capable of deploying 16,000 troop to the frontline. If Nigeria takes the war serious, the military should be able to match every Boko Haram fighter with 10 men equipped with body armour and night vision capabilities. Boko Haram attacks in the night, so night vision is critical to the success of airforce and ground forces.

A number of persons including Nigerians themselves are oblivious of the multitude of efforts, sacrifice and contributions that Nigeria has been making in safeguarding and elevating many countries especially in Africa.