by James Sambo

President Goodluck Jonathan has instructed the military high command to identify and flush out of the military, the soldiers sabotaging the federal government’s war against Boko Haram in the North east.

Jonathan made the call during the commissioning and unveiling of the new cenotaph at the Military Cemetery on Wedensday, January 14, in Abuja, where he said: “It is the duty of the officers (prosecuting the war) to detect those who are not working at par and those who are not committed to the country.

“Those who will betray others; a betrayal that may lead to the massive death of officers when they are in operation, such people should be removed from service early enough.”

“If we are able to filter among ourselves and we are able to identify such people, they may be deployed to other places. I am not advocating the retirement of people, except it becomes very clear that such an officer has committed an offence that requires this but soldiers must be trusted people.”

“Soldiers must not be betraying themselves and the country. If any soldier is suspected to have this kind of inclination, the best thing is to redeploy that person from the position so that he will not be an enemy to the state and his colleagues.