PRESS RELEASE YOUTHS COMMEND MILITARY EFFORTS AGAINST TERROR

The Nigerian youths have commended
the armed forces for effectively
containing the Boko Haram terrorist
violence in the North East, describing the
terrorist defeat as one that could only be
possible through commitment and
selfless service. The youths under the
aegis of Youths Sports Federation of
Nigeria (YSFON) may soon commence an
annual youth sports tournament to be
named after the Office of the Chief of the
Defence Staff (CDS).
The youths made the commendation on
Thursday 26 May 2016 in Abuja when the
YSFON national executive visited the CDS
at the Defence Headquarters.
YSFON’s National President, Alhaji Nasiru
Yusuf Gawura who agreed that the
military displayed operational
competences in the fight against Boko
Haram terrorists appealed that the armed
forces under General AG Olonisakin
should contribute in the development of
the country’s teeming youths through
sponsorship of grassroots youth sports
tournament for boys and girls of military
personnel in barracks across the country.
Responding, the CDS, General Olonisakin
thanked the youths for their appreciation
of military sacrifices in fighting terrorism.
He noted that YSFON had done well in the
area of sports development which,
according to him, had given the country a
pride of place in football and other youth
sports in Nigeria.
Speaking through his representative,
Major General Barry Idiomu, the CDS
thereafter, promised to support YSFON
and other sports development in the
country.
WD MAIGIDA
Group Captain
for Director Defence Information