Posted on: 06:43 Sat, 14 Nov 2015



During his visit to Adamawa state
earlier yesterday, President Buhari
visited soldiers in the state who are
fighting Boko Haram.

During his visit, Buhari honoured
three soldiers who sustained serious
injuries in the ongoing operations
against the terrorists with the Purple
Heart medal for gallantry.

Buhari said that the honour to the
three wounded soldiers was in
appreciation of their heroic
contributions to the ongoing effort
by the Nigerian Armed Forces to end
the Boko Haram insurgency.



“These very deserved medals are in
recognition of your sacrifices. I
hope it will inspire you to give more
to the nation and I urge you to
maintain your determination to
bring peace to our fatherland.

With what I have seen today, I
believe that the Boko Haram are
very close to defeat and I urge you
to quickly clear the remnants of
these criminals from wherever they
may still be hiding. I also urge you
to remain vigilant, alert and focused
to prevent Boko Haram from
sneaking into our communities to
attack soft targets,’’ he said.

Those decorated with the Purple
Heart medal were; Lance Corporal
Kenneth Kulugh who was wounded
in a battle with Boko Haram at
Magar Bridge, near Madagali.

Others are Private Anthony Sunday
who was wounded in a battle with
Boko Haram at Gubla in Adamawa
State and Private Danga Umar who
sustained multiple gunshot injuries
to both thighs at Magar Bridge, near
Madagali.