Counter-Terrorism: CSO Lauds Irabor Over Achievments

The Global Peace and Life Rescue Initiative (GOPRI),a civil society group with vested interest in peace building in Nigeria,has commended the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, for effectively leading the policy and operational initiative in the counterterrorism warfare.
The group also hailed the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Farouq Yahaya, for “living up to expectations of Nigerians within the few months of his appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari.”
GOPRI,in a statement, yesterday, however, regretted that “in spite of the tremendous achievements being recorded by the Nigerian military, saboteurs were busy instigating the public with the view of painting negative pictures about the Nigerian military,especially the Army.”
To this end,the group,in the statement by its Executive Director,Amb. Melvin Ejeh, vowed to support the military with initiative aimed at not only boosting its morale in the counterterrorism war but also change public perception about it.
GOPRI’s statement came ahead of its launch of a support project,tagged: “Troop Support Initiative.”
The group noted that “Lt.-Gen. Farouq Yahaya,within few months of being on the saddle as Chief of Army Staff,has recorded commendable successes in the fight against terrorism, banditry and other forms of criminality across the country.”
GOPRI explained that the initiative was aimed at rallying support for the Nigerian military, “particularly the Nigerian Army in their continuous selfless roles to keep our dear and beloved country united.”
Ejeh described GOPR as “a registered indigenous non-governmental organisation, with focus on peace-building, de-radicalisation and community resilience architecture in North- Central, North-East, South-East communities in particular and Nigeria at large.”