{"id":29972,"date":"2014-08-07T17:52:02","date_gmt":"2014-08-07T16:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=29972"},"modified":"2014-08-07T17:52:02","modified_gmt":"2014-08-07T16:52:02","slug":"gusau-breaks-silence-says-fight-boko-haram-collective-effort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/gusau-breaks-silence-says-fight-boko-haram-collective-effort\/","title":{"rendered":"Gusau Breaks Silence, Says Fight Against Boko Haram A collective Effort"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1407429644122_5722\" class=\"message content\" style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1407429644122_5854\" class=\"base-card \" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1407429644122_5853\" class=\"base-card-body\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1407429644122_5849\" class=\"msg-body inner  undoreset\">The Minister of Defence, Gen. Aliyu Gusau, has called for collective<br \/>\neffort in the fight against terrorism and insurgency in the country.<\/p>\n<p>This is the first time the Defense Minister would be making a public<br \/>\nstatement against terrorism since assuming office.<\/p>\n<p>Gusau made the call at the graduation dinner\/award night for Course 22<br \/>\nParticipants of the National Defence College (NDC) on Wednesday in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is not just government and security services that are in the war, it<br \/>\nis our country that is under siege.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is our war and war can only be won if we keep a united front, while we<br \/>\nare concerned about our present we should also think of our future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe current challenges in some part of the country remind us that<br \/>\nmilitary might alone is not enough to ensure peace,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>Gusau, however, said that military power was essential to ensure stability<br \/>\nwithout which it would be impossible to build and sustain peace.<\/p>\n<p>The minister said without the support of the people, especially the<br \/>\nlocals, the unseen enemies in an insurgency would retain the perception<br \/>\nthat they had the upper hand.<\/p>\n<p>He said the armed forces required the total and unequivocal support of<br \/>\ngenerality of Nigerians for their actions to remain legitimate.<\/p>\n<p>On training, Gusau said government was focused on renewed collaboration<br \/>\nwith the NDC to ensure that senior officers of the military were properly<br \/>\ntrained to enable them face the challenge of terror<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo you the graduating participants, I have cause to believe that you have<br \/>\nall earned the right to be conferred with the qualification Fellow of<br \/>\nDefence College (FDC),\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>Gusau stressed that innovation and foresight were needed to curb emerging<br \/>\nsecurity threats in the 21st century.<\/p>\n<p>The minister expressed satisfaction with the progress made by the college<br \/>\nin the areas of training, research and development as well as for<br \/>\nretaining its position as the centre of excellence.<br \/>\nThe News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that awards were given to staff<br \/>\nand participants who had distinguished themselves.<\/p>\n<p>NAN also reports that 139 participants, including 15 foreign participants,<br \/>\nwould graduate from the college on Aug. 8. 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