During his visit to Adamawa state earlier yesterday, 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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