'Army Has More Sophisticated Weapons Than Boko Haram'

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Kenneth Minimah has said the Nigerian army has more sophisticated weapons than Boko Haram.

Speaking yesterday, September 13, during a routine visit to the 44 Army Reference Hospital Kaduna, where wounded officers and soldiers, from all the theatres of the operations in the north-eastern states code-named ‘Operation Zaman Lafia’ were receiving treatment, Minimah said most of the weapons and ammunition in Boko Haram’s possession were stolen, Leadership reports.

The army chief said: “Insurgents are not more sophisticated in terms of weapons. Do they have ship, helicopter, and aircraft? Even what they have are stolen, so they cannot be more sophisticated. They do not have more sophisticated weapons than the army.”

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He explained that the routine visit was an opportunity to present the wounded but brave officers and soldiers with Purple Heart medals in recognition of their gallant efforts towards the army’s continued determination to fight terrorism in the country.

“We use the opportunity to award them medals, private war time medals of purple hearts as part of welfare program, which is presented to them today by the Honourable Minister of Defence, General Mohammed Aliyu Gusau (rtd). It is part of welfare program to rekindle the fighting spirit and troop efficiency among the soldiers and officers,” he said.

Fifty seven soldiers and three officers, who sustained various degrees of injuries during the operation in the north-east and were receiving treatment at the hospital were awarded the Purple Hearts medals by the Nigerian Army.

Nigerian troops recorded victory against the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents who launched an attack on the town of Konduga in Borno State, seizing some of their equipments and killing many.

Meanwhile, reports have surfaced that Nigeria Air Force’s Alpha Jet (NAF 466) used in operation against the dreaded Boko Haram sect has gone missing around Adamawa State.

Source: Legit.ng