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By Our Correspondent

The fight against insurgency in the North-east is receiving popular support as Toyota Nigeria Limited (TNL) recently donated some Hilux vans to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in Maiduguri.

A statemaent issued by the Acting Director, Defence Information (ADDI), Col. Rabe Abubakar, stated that receiving the donation, Nigeria’s Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, expressed gratitude to the management and staff of TNL, describing the gesture as “a show of public support and approval for MNJTF actions.”
He said: “This donation is a laudable one and very timely, too. This shows that the fight against Boko Haram insurgency will come to an effective end going by the presidential directive. The provision of adequate security, not only in the northeast, but in all corners of the country is a task that must be done and done quickly too.”
The CDS, who was represented at the occasion by Air vice Marshal Olutayo Oguntoyinbo, promised that the Hilux vans would be used to ensure success of the operation against all forms of guerrilla movements and cross-border crimes around the Lake Chad Basin.
In his remarks, the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Buratai said the vehicles would be used to most effectively to achieve the three mandate of MNJTF which included defeat of the Boko Haram terror group in all the areas they occupied.

He said: “The Hilux van would be put to most effective use for the achievement of the three mandate of MNJTF namely, to defeat the insurgents in all the countries they exist whether in Nigeria, Niger Republic, Chad and Cameroon, and to facilitate the humanitarian and logistics needs of troops in the conduct of their duties by providing escort and security for them.

“The vehicles would also be used for the distribution of materials to IDPs and to re-establish state authority to create safe environments for those displaced to come fully back to their villages and continue with their day-to-day activities.”
TNL’s Managing Director, Mr Kunle Adeojo, said his management board had agreed to support the Armed forces through “this vehicle donation,” adding that fighting against insurgents needed the support of all nations and all companies.

He said: “Doing this is a worthy cause indeed for the singular fact that businesses and potentials can only be fully maximised in a safe and secure society. That is why Toyota Company reckons that the crusade against insurgency deserves the support and solidarity of all hence the donation of this pick-ups to aid your operations.”