Nigerian Military’s Effort Alone Can’t Tackle Insurgency – DHQ

Nigerian Military’s Effort Alone Can’t Tackle Insurgency – DHQ

The military high command has called for the support of all Nigerians in its fight against terrorism and insurgency, saying Military alone cannot do it alone.

The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba said this at a bi-weekly media update on military operations in Abuja on Thursday.

He said, “Experience reveals that, military means alone can not end terrorism and insurgency.

“Our mission against terrorists, insurgents and perpetrators of insecurity in the country is not one that should be seen as the exclusive preserve of just the military alone. Experience reveals that military means alone can not neutralise terrorism and insurgency.

“This underscores the need for our counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency war to remain a reflection of a whole of society’s commitment. The perpetrators of the insecurity are not ghosts, they have families, relations and are from villages and communities in the country,” he said.

Buba said that there were several ways that public could show its commitment in support of the military’s fight against terrorism and insurgency.

He said, “Importantly, such commitment should reflect and align with the will of the people.”

Speaking on the ongoing operations in the last one week, Buba said that the military neutralized 191 terrorists.

He said, “Troops arrested 184 terrorists, 22 perpetrators of oil theft, and rescued 91 kidnapped hostages while a total of 104 BH/ISWAP terrorists and their families surrendered to troops across theatres of operation.

He also said that the troops discovered and destroyed 38 dugout pits, 21 boats, 57 storage tanks, 3 tapping hoses, 4 drum receivers, 89 cooking ovens, 6 pumping machines, 3 outboard engines and 34 illegal refining sites in the Niger Delta area.

According to him, the Troops also recovered 696,250 litres of stolen crude oil, 54,400 litres of illegally refined AGO and 1,200 litres PMS,

Buba reassured that the Armed Forces will not relent on the war against evil machinations of the extremist groups, he said their nefarious tactics have been exposed for what it truly was, which is a mere ploy to self-enrichment through killings.”

“Accordingly, our message to these people and groups, is that we have clocked your game and are laser-focused on pursuing peace, by the pursuit of those that threaten the peace of our country,” he said.

By PRNigeria