Peace Will Be Returning To Troubled Parts Of Nigeria This Year – Chief Of Defence Staff

Peace Will Be Returning To Troubled Parts Of Nigeria This Year – Chief Of Defence Staff

Onyxnewsng reports that the Chief of Defence Staff, Lucky Irabor, has assured Nigerians that the year 2022 will see peace returning to all troubled parts of the country.

Gen Irabor gave the assurance on Saturday in Abuja at the 2022 International Military Sports Council’s Day Run for the armed forces and security agencies with the theme: “Running for World Peace’’.

According to him, the world needed peace at this time given the tension of monumental proportions ongoing between Russia and Ukraine and many security problems facing Nigeria.

He said, peace is returning to various troubled parts of Nigeria and the security forces have been playing their roles at redressing the challenges.

Irabor said the “Running for World Peace’’ exercise was to help the personnel keep fit to enable them continue the work of defending and protecting the country. He added that the job needed their physical agility.

In his words: “Beyond that, it also helps you to keep mentally alert because the job that you are involved in requires that your physical and mental well-being must be in top shape.

“I am hopeful that for us in Nigeria, the peace that we have yearned for all these years will be a turning point this year.

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“Never again will we have the level of insecurity that we have had in the past and this is an assurance.

“I also thank Nigerians for the support they have given to members of the armed forces and other security agencies in tackling insecurity in our country.

“It is not yet over. We appeal for more support and I believe that Nigerians and of course, every other friend of Nigeria will support the armed forces to install an environment that is peaceful,’’ the defence chief said while explaining the theme of the exercise.

Meanwhile, Onyxnewsng understands that military and paramilitary agencies participated in the five kilometres walking and jogging which started at Aguyi Ironsi Cantonment, Asokoro, Abuja through Yakubu Gowon Barracks and stopped at Aguyi Ironsi Cantonment.