Chief of Army Staff, Major General Tukur Y. Buratai, yesterday told officers and men of the Nigerian Army to take the fight to the dreaded Boko Haram sect and dislodge them.
He said the era of waiting in defensive positions for the criminals to come and attack and run away must stop.
The Army Chief stated this in Kaduna yesterday during the graduation ceremony of the Nigerian Battalion 37, United Nations Mission in Liberia, UNMIL, pre-deployment training at the Nigerian Army Peace Keeping Centre (NAPKC) and the combined graduation of basic airborne course 37 and basic rigger course 23 of the Airborne wing of the Nigerian Army School of Infantry (NASI), Jaji Cantonment.
He challenged the troops to adopt offensive disposition and respond quickly and appropriately to all situations.
General Buratai said the army has all necessary wherewithal to tackle it internal problems and that it is on top of situation in the North East.
The Army Chief, who is barely three weeks in office, also said his vision for the Nigerian Army is to have a professional responsiveness in the discharge of its constitutional roles.
He said: The cardinals of this vision are professionalism and responsiveness. In line with these, we must learn to adopt offensive disposition and respond quickly and appropriately to all situations taking into cognisance our rules of engagement.
The era of waiting in defensive positions for criminals to come and attack and run away must stop. We must take the battle to them and dislodge them wherever they are. I, therefore, want you to show your commitment to this vision.