A Nigerian, Mr Dotun Oyetunde has donated the sum of N1million to aid the military’s fight against insurgency in the North Eastern part of Nigeria.

President Goodluck Jonathan speaking while receiving the donation on Tuesday, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja,  described as reckless, the attitude of politicians who politicise the ongoing war against terror being prosecuted by the nation’s armed forcesand advised that the nation’s armed forces must be appreciated by all Nigerians and be insulated from politics.

The donation preceded a close door meeting of the Security Council presided over by President Jonathan,  who regretted the uncomplimentary remarks directed against the military by some Nigerians, saying that other democracies, where Nigeria borrowed a leaf from do not insult their armed forces.

He said: “We must continue to commend men of the Nigerian armed forces. A nation must honour men of its armed forces. All the nations that we emulate and build our democracy after do not insult their military.

“They must be appreciated and insulated from politics. I feel bad when leaders rope military into our day to day political activities. That is reckless. These men stay in the rain while we are under roofs.  They stay awake for us to sleep well.”

However, he noted the support the military is currently enjoying from Nigerians, especially youth groups, some of who he observed had publicly demonstrated to appreciate the effort of the armed forces in the war against terror.

The President appealed to other Nigerians to emulate Oyetunde and others, who have been donating in cash and kind to members of the armed forces, advising that such assistance could be routed through the Chief of Defence Staff, National Security Adviser on the Minister of Defence.

Speaking about his motivation, Oyetunde said he and his wife were touched by the plight of members of the armed forces fighting Boko Haram insurgents.

The donor expressed surprise that people are criticising the troops while also seeing Boko Haram as a political issue, wondering whether the insurgents normally request for party affiliation before attacking their victims.

The Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, who introduced Oyetunde, informed the President that other people had donated various items such as drugs, bags of rice and cartons of instant noodles among others to the military.

He revealed that when he received Oyetunde’s message on his intention to make a donation, he informed the National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki, who suggested that arrangement be made for Oyetunde to personally present the donation at the Villa.