The National Publicity Secretary of the Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF), Professor Ango Abdullahi has thrown his weight behind the military invasion of Abia State under the on-going operation tagged Operation Python Dance II.
According to him, it was the responsibility of security agencies to take on the challenges threatening the peace of the country in whole or in part.
Speaking with Journalists in Abuja on Friday, Abdullahi said: “My take is that it is the duty of the security agencies to take on any challenges threatening the peace of the country in whole or in part.
“Some agitations have been going on in the South East for quite a while and the military has a constitutional role, mandate and instructions to tackle it.
“It is the responsibility of one of the security agents in the country.
“The military have a system of taking command in terms of where they go and where they don’t go, what they do when they get there and so on and so forth. So I take it that the military are where they are now for obvious reasons.
“I believe the military are there in the northeast, they are dealing with issues of insurgency and Boko Haram. I believe we have military personnel in the Niger Delta for various reasons and this particular engagement of the military where the exercise of the dance of the python.”
