Group Lauds Troops for Paying Supreme Price In N’East — Leadership Newspaper

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Concerned Professionals’ Congress (CPC) has lauded troops for paying the supreme price that enabled the people of the North East, especially Internally-Displaced Persons (IDPs), to vote freely in the recent Presidential and National Assembly elections despite Boko Haram’s threats and attacks.

An officer and three soldiers reportedly died while some suffered injuries when insurgents attempted to attack 27 Task Force Brigade in Bunu Yadi, Gujba, local government area of Yobe State but suffered heavy casualties, losing over 14 of its members during early morning explosions on February 16 while trying to wade through military blockade into Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.

The group’s chief media strategist, Mr Emeka Nwankpa and the Northern Regional Rapporteur, Baba Al-Kasim, who briefed the press on Thursday in Bauchi paid tributes to the courageous military men who paid the supreme price.

According to CPC, the troops sacrificed their lives to enable the…



Source: Leadership Newspaper