Read how Buhari Decorates War Heroes In Yola



President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday
decorated brave war heroes with a Purple
Heart medal, an award given to troops who
fought for six months under ‘Operation Lafiya
Dole’.
The decoration of the soldiers took place in
Yola, during President Buhari’s visit to the
State.
President Buhari, on arrival, was received at
the Yola International Airport by the Governor
of Adamawa State, Senator Mohammad
Umaru Jibrilla, the Speaker of the House of
Representatives Yakubu Dogara and other
dignitaries including a former Vice President,
Atiku Abubakar.



President Muhammadu Buhari and the Chief
of Army Staff, Lt. General General Tukur
Buratai, before the medals were handed out to
the soldiers
The President inspected a guard of honour by
the 23rd Armoured Brigade of the Nigeria
Army after which he was invited by the Chief
of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai, to
present the medals to the wounded soldiers.
After decorating the soldiers with the medals,
President Buhari expressed his confidence on
their ability to end the activities of Boko
Haram terrorists in the oil-rich nation’s north-
east.
Visit To IDPs Camp In Yola
After the medal presentation, the President
visited the Malkohi Internally Displaced
Persons (IDPs) camp in Yola in the southern
part of Adamawa State.
He told the IDPs that the Boko Haram
terrorists do not represent any religion,
stressing that the terror group is set to
disintegrate Nigeria.
President Buhari described the condition of
the IDPs as unfortunate and called on them to
remain calm, as the government was working
towards returning them to their homes.
The President said: “The government is
proactive about rebuilding your Schools,
hospitals and homes”.
The chairman of IDPs in Malkohi IDPs camp,
Mr Nicholas Samuel, thanked the Federal and
State governments for coming to their aid and
appealed to the President to facilitate their
return to their homes.
Governor Jibrilla had earlier told the President
that one of the major concerns of the State
government was the welfare and wellbeing of
the displaced persons.
The Director General of the National
Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr
Sani Sidi, told the President that at present,
the camp had 80 pregnant women and 175
unaccompanied children.

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