Governor Sanwo-Olu in his Eid-el-Fitr message issued on Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, prayed for the state and her residents especially the Muslim Ummah on the occasion of Eid-el-Fitr, wishing them more of Ramadan festivities in good health and prosperity.

The governor also urged Muslims in Lagos State and across Nigeria to continue on the path of spirituality and peaceful co-existence, adding that they should not depart from the lessons learned during the holy month, especially on perseverance, tolerance and being of good behaviour to one another.

He said: “Today, I join millions of people around the world, to wish our Muslim brothers and sisters in Lagos State and Nigeria happy Eid-el-Fitr. Today’s celebration is very unique for Muslims. It is a feast to mark the end of a month-long spiritual renewal after 29 days of fasting, prayers, and other religious acts.

“The Holy Month of Ramadan is very significant to Muslims across the world as one of the major pillars of Islam, which teaches abstinence from worldly pleasures, steadfastness in prayers and total submission to the will of Allah according to the Quranic injunctions.

“I want to admonish all of us that we shouldn’t allow all the prayers and fasting during the Holy month go to waste. Please, let us all continue to live in that state of grace. Let us continue to imbibe and show that something important has passed through us and let it reflect in our words, our lives and our relationship with fellow human beings.

“We should not limit the goodness of our deeds to Ramadan period alone, we must make the lessons and acts our ways of life.”

Governor Sanwo-Olu urged the Muslim Ummah to continue to offer prayers for continued peace and stability in Nigeria, especially as the country prepares for the swearing-in of the President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu next month.

The governor also seeks prayers for his government as he resumes for a second term on May 29 and urged Lagosians to support his administration’s quest for a Greater Lagos.

He reassured Lagos residents of his government’s commitment to good governance and people-oriented programmes, saying his administration was fully on track to delivering the dividends of democracy and good governance to the people of Lagos State.

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The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.

Enenche said the air interdiction missions, which was conducted on Thursday, also resulted in the killing of several armed bandits.

He said the operation was based on intelligence that revealed the relocation of the bandits in the new camp, around a rocky high ground within the forest.

The coordinator added that the bandits moved along with logistics, including motorcycles and hundreds of rustled livestock to the location.

He said the Air Component dispatched an enhanced force package of the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, fighter jets and helicopter gunships to attack the location.

“The attack aircraft engaged the target area, scoring accurate hits and taking out some of the bandits.

“Many others, who were seen trying to flee the location in disarray, were mopped-up in follow-on attacks.

“The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, commended the Air Component of Operation Hadarin Daji, for their professionalism.

“He urged them to remain resolute in the conduct of air strikes, whilst continuing to provide close air support for ongoing ground operations, in order to eradicate all armed bandits.

“This is geared towards accomplishing directives of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), to restore normalcy in the North West and North Central zones of the country,” Enenche said in the statement.

Source: NAN

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The soldiers of 1 Division were on escort duty along Damaturu-Maiduguri Road on Monday when they were ambushed.

Although the soldiers fought through the ambush, they suffered casualties.

The soldiers, according to Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, Deputy Director of Public Relations, Theatre Command, stated that the Nigerian troops engaged the terrorists in a fire fight.

He said a clearance operation to pursue and eliminate the Boko Haram terrorists ambush party was still ongoing.

In the same vein, the military said it repelled an attack by Boko Haram on a Forward Operational Base at Kukareta in Damaturu Local Government Area of Yobe State.

The terrorists who attacked the location at about 6.30 p.m. were said to have met with prompt and fierce response of the vigilant troops who engaged and overpowered them.

The soldiers were said to have killed several of the terrorists.

A soldier was however wounded in the encounter.

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