{"id":59261,"date":"2025-01-09T09:31:28","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T09:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=59261"},"modified":"2025-01-09T09:31:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T09:31:28","slug":"damboa-attack-tinubu-mourns-fallen-soldiers-orders-military-to-intensify-offensive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/01\/09\/damboa-attack-tinubu-mourns-fallen-soldiers-orders-military-to-intensify-offensive\/","title":{"rendered":"Damboa Attack: Tinubu Mourns Fallen Soldiers, Orders Military to Intensify Offensive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>By Patrick Idowu<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed deep condolences to the Nigerian military over the loss of six soldiers in a January 4 terrorist attack on an army base in Sabon Gida, Damboa, Borno State.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued on Thursday by his Senior Special Adviser on Media and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu extended his heartfelt sympathy to the families of the fallen soldiers, assuring them that their sacrifice will never be forgotten.<\/p>\n<p>The President has ordered a thorough investigation into the circumstances of the attack, emphasizing the need to learn from the incident and strengthen military preparedness.<\/p>\n<p>Commending the armed forces for their swift and decisive response, Tinubu praised the air component\u2019s retaliatory strikes, which eliminated numerous terrorists and destroyed their assets as they attempted to flee.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This resolute action demonstrates the strength and readiness of our military to crush threats to national security.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We remain unwavering in our mission to eradicate terrorism and banditry, ensuring lasting peace for all Nigerians,&#8221; Tinubu said.<\/p>\n<p>He reaffirmed the nation&#8217;s unwavering support for the military, recognizing their sacrifices and dedication in securing the country.<\/p>\n<p>The President also urged the military to take the fight directly to terrorist hideouts, particularly in the Northwest, where bandits continue to terrorize villages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Patrick Idowu President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed deep condolences to the Nigerian military over the loss of six soldiers in a January 4 terrorist attack on an army base in Sabon Gida, Damboa, Borno State. In a statement issued on Thursday by his Senior Special Adviser on Media and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":59262,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[182],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-59261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-defence-and-security","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59261"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59261\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59263,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59261\/revisions\/59263"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}