Minister of Defence, CDS Arrive North-West To Boost Troops’ Morale On War Against Banditry

<h4>Minister of Defence<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that in a significant move to tackle the growing insecurity in the North-West region&comma; Minister of State for Defence&comma; Bello Matawalle&comma; has arrived in Sokoto&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Matawalle is joined by Chief of Defence Staff&comma; Gen&period; Christopher Musa and other top military chiefs in a bid to boost troops&&num;8217&semi; morale and intensify the fight against banditry&comma; kidnapping&comma; and terrorism&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Minister&&num;8217&semi;s visit comes on the heels of his recent expression of sadness over the activities of terrorists and bandits in Sokoto&comma; Zamfara&comma; Katsina&comma; and Kebbi States&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Matawalle assured the people of the region that the security forces would leave no stone unturned in their quest to flush out the bandits&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>During his arrival&comma; the Minister reiterated President Bola Tinubu&&num;8217&semi;s commitment to eradicating terrorism and banditry in the region&period; He emphasised the government&&num;8217&semi;s determination to restore peace and security to the affected areas&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The presence of the Minister and top military chiefs in the northwest is expected to bolster the troops&&num;8217&semi; morale and enhance their operational capabilities&period; The move is seen as a decisive step towards addressing the growing insecurity in the region&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>More details later&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;