The Nigerian military has reacted to the purported beheading of a pilot in a video currently trending in cyberspace as a common antic of terrorists to show extreme violent acts to demoralise citizens.
In a tweet by the Director Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade, the military declared that the act will not deter troops from comprehensively routing terrorists from their hideouts.
The military assured Nigerian that no level or amount of barbaric display of bestial atrocities will distract the Nigerian military from sustaining the tempo of ongoing operations to decimate, degrade and bring the remanants of the terrorists already in disarray to due justice.
No level or amount of barbaric display of bestial atrocities will distract the Military from sustaining the tempo of ongoing OPs… /1
— Gen. Chris Olukolade (@GENOlukolade) October 3, 2014
….to decimate, degrade and bring the remnants of the terrorists already in disarray to due justice. The campaign against terror is… /2
— Gen. Chris Olukolade (@GENOlukolade) October 3, 2014
The campaign against terror is still recording the expected result in the front. Nigerians should NOT despair. /3
— Gen. Chris Olukolade (@GENOlukolade) October 3, 2014
The campaign against terror is still recording the expected result in the front.
The military spokesperson concluded by urging Nigerians not to despair.