Boko Haram: Military waking up from slumber ― Ndume

Men of the Nigerian Army appears to be having an upper hand in their battle against insurgents, particularly the terror gang, Boko Haram.

Senator representing Borno South and Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Ali Ndume, made the observation at the weekend at an interactive session with journalists.

Both chambers of the National Assembly had penultimate week decried the state of insecurity across the country.

The House of Representatives in their resolution specifically called for the sack of Service Chiefs.

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, and his counterpart in the Green Chamber, Femi Gbajabiamila, met behind closed door with President Muhammadu Buhari last week.

Senator Ndume told journalists that there were renewed attacks on Boko Haram enclaves in a determined bid to rout the terror gang.

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The Chairman Senate Committee on Army specifically mentioned Kalla near Dabua in Borno State where he claimed the insurgents suffered casualties with military destroying their operational base.

He said: “On Saturday night, Boko Haram insurgents attacked Kalla, a village near Dabua. The Army Brigade there responded promptly. This time around, they did not only repel the insurgents but they also went after them.

“Up till Sunday afternoon, the military personnel are still chasing the insurgents. The Brigade Commander said they have chased them to their enclaves and recovered some arms and other dangerous weapons. He said the soldiers have also killed many of the insurgents.

“The soldiers are still chasing the Boko Haram insurgents to their permanent bases where they are operating from. If the soldiers continue in that manner, the insurgency will not only be defeated but would come to a complete end.

“What the soldiers have done is to remove the roots from a tree. I want to commend the Nigerian Army for responding quickly to the villagers’ distress call and by extension, calls by Nigerians that they should intensify the fight against insurgency.

“Other army formations have been given the order not only to repel the insurgents but to take the fight to the operational base of the insurgents.

“That is what also happened in Askira Uba last week when the insurgents went there to attack the people. The armed forces took the fight to them and advanced to where they can.”