NIGERIA MUST RISE AGAINST INCREASING ATTACKS ON MILITARY

The Stand Up for Nigeria (SUN) has condemned increased attacks on military personnel by armed groups, urging Nigerians to rise in unison in condemning the attacks on the Army in the strongest terms possible. Army The group in a statement by its Country Director, Patriot Sunday Attah, said these attacks are deliberate attempts to not only test the strength of our security personnel but also ostensibly as a means of testing the waters for a more sinister objective. He said, "On August 7, 2016 11 soldiers were confirmed killed by persons now identified as gunrunners in Kopa, Dagma and Gagaw villages of Bosso Local Government Area, Niger State. In the space of barely 24 hours on Monday August 8, 2016 three soldiers were again killed in an attack on a military
checkpoint at Tombi waterside in Nembe, Bayelsa State.