By Suleiman Adamu, Sokoto
The Nigeria Army 8 Division Sokoto Garrison Commander, Brigadier General Alex Amos Tawasimi has said that it will not allow insurgents and violent extremist thrive on and take advantage of the wrong or right perception of the society towards its operational activities to strike.
Brigadier General Tawasimi said in Sokoto on Wednesday during an audience with reporters
He said the Garrison Command has Sokoto State as its Area of Operations and responsibility. It’s operations were strictly security and cuts across the length and breadth of Sokoto State and environs.
He reiterated that the Command would always right track its activities in defence of the nation and it sovereignty against enemies of the State.
According to Tawasimi ” we are strategic and proactive to ensure we counter wrong perceptions using the media as our best tool against enemies.
” Whatever we say or do has impact and is in the lime light especially when reported.
” The media remain the most viable tool and important aspect that drives and set societal agenda or solutions to problems for development.
” We are Nigerians and working for Nigerians to ensure peace and stability of all in line with our constitutional mandate. We need cordial relationship with the media “, he pointed out while appealing to the media to project and showcase it objectives for the society to know what the Nigerian Army was doing for the love of the and in defence of our dear country .
