Buhari Decorates 3 Injured Soldiers With Purple Heart Ribbons (Photos)

During his visit to Adamawa state earlier today,
President Buhari visited soldiers in the state who are
fighting Boko Haram.
During his visit, Buhari honoured three soldiers who
sustained serious injuries in the ongoing operations
against the terrorists with the Purple Heart medal for
gallantry.
Buhari said that the honour to the three wounded
soldiers was in appreciation of their heroic contributions
to the ongoing effort by the Nigerian Armed Forces to
end the Boko Haram insurgency.

“These very deserved medals are in recognition of your
sacrifices. I hope it will inspire you to give more to the nation
and I urge you to maintain your determination to bring peace
to our fatherland.
With what I have seen today, I believe that the Boko Haram
are very close to defeat and I urge you to quickly clear the
remnants of these criminals from wherever they may still be
hiding. I also urge you to remain vigilant, alert and focused
to prevent Boko Haram from sneaking into our communities
to attack soft targets,’’ he said.
Those decorated with the Purple Heart medal were;
Lance Corporal Kenneth Kulugh who was wounded in a
battle with Boko Haram at Magar Bridge, near Madagali.
Others are Private Anthony Sunday who was wounded in
a battle with Boko Haram at Gubla in Adamawa State
and Private Danga Umar who sustained multiple gunshot
injuries to both thighs at Magar Bridge, near Madagali.