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| File Photo: Chibok girls |
The Nigerian Army has concluded plans to launch what will be known as “Operation Rescue Final”. The objective of the proposed operation is to rescue all abducted persons, including the over 200 Chibok Schoolgirls. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.Gen. Tukur Buratai, made the disclosure yesterday in Abuja, when the House of Representatives’ Committee on Army undertook an oversight visit to the Army Headquarters (AHQ).
Though, Buratai did not mention the Chibok girls, it is on record that the abducted students of Government Girls’ Secondary School (GGSS), Chibok, Borno State, have remained in the captivity of Boko Haram, since April 14, 2014.
The COAS said: “Once we start (the said operation), we will not relent until everybody abducted is rescued.” While speaking on the conduct of soldiers in operations and other interventions, the Army Chief pledged that respect for human rights, will be their watchword. To buttress this fact, Buratai informed the House Committee members, that the Army recently launched its human rights policy
Read more at: New Telegraph
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