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VOL. 9, NO. 2993 MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2014
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Army to fight Boko Haram with Civilian JTF recruits
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WHEN WILL THE CHIBOK GIRLS KIDNAPPED ON APRIL 15 BE FREED?
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HE Presidency is weighing options on how to increase the number of troops in the troubled Northeast. A top military source, who spoke in confidence, said the depletion of troops nationwide, as a result of security challenges in at least 30 states, made the measure necessary.
From Yusuf Alli, Abuja
He said it had become “urgent to beef up troops” in the Northeast. The highly-placed source said: “From all indications, the Presidency may soon consider recruiting qualified, competent, courageous members of Civilian JTF into special security forces to be well-trained and
equipped in the war on terror. “Rather than arming the volunteer groups who are proving their worth and staking their lives to protect their communities with mere sticks and knives against Boko Haram terrorists, the system is considering proposals from security and military experts who believe recruitment of
qualified youths may be the best option against creating militias that could be problems in future. “Background checks, antecedents and past exploits and contributions of individual volunteers will be taken into consideration to avoid recruiting those with evil and crimiContinued on page 4
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