The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Thursday vowed to sustain the various activities going on in the various theatres of operations across the country targetted towards ending insurgency activities in the country despite the renewed plans and efforts of the criminal elements to perpetrate nefarious activities so as to discredit the government and efforts of security forces
Addressing Defence Correspondents in Abuja on the update on the operational activities of the Armed Forces of Nigeria to end the growing Insecurity in the country, Acting Director, Defence Media Operations (DDMO), Brigadier Benard Onyeuko declared that the Armed Forces of Nigeria would in no way be deterred from sustaining the tempo of operations at the theatres across the six geo-political zones of the country.
He stated that the operational efforts of the Nigerian military were intended to achieve sustainable peace and to ensure normalcy returns to all troubled zones of the country without further delay.
He disclosed that since the Chief of Defence Staff, (CDS), General Leo Irabor and his Service Chiefs assumed office, they have put necessary machinery and strategies in place to achieve the peace that citizens have long been yearning for across the six geo-political zones of the country.
Gen Onyeuko stated that following this development since their resumption, scores of the bandit commanders have been killed alongside their gang members, while other fighters have also been incapacitated and their operational camps destroyed.
According to him, “I must state that a lot has been going on in the various theatres of operations across the country. Recall that the Chief of Defence Staff and Service Chiefs have conducted several operational visits to the various theatres of operation.
“They have been interacting with commanders, troops and other stakeholders in various theatres.
“Also, a Security Summit was held in March 2021 at the National Defence College with relevant stakeholders in attendance.
“Furthermore, the Chief of Defence Staff and Service Chiefs also visited the six geo-political zones and had consultations with Government Officials, traditional and religious leaders and various interest groups for the purpose of sensitization on the current security challenges facing the country.
“These engagements were aimed at ensuring that the Military High Command comes up with improved ways and means of tackling the myriad of security challenges across the country in partnership with other stakeholders.
“Today’s update will cover the combined operational efforts of the land, maritime and air components across the country between 1 and 20 May 2021.
“These operational efforts of the Nigerian military are intended to achieve sustainable peace and to ensure normalcy returns to all troubled zones of our dear Country.
“Within the period in focus, troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria remained resolute in their operations and engaged in series of kinetic and non-kinetic operations in all theatres of major and subsidiary operations.
“We have also worked cooperatively and in great synergy with other security and intelligence agencies to gain several successful and credible outcomes in our operations.
“For land operations, our gallant troops have been actively engaged in constant clearance patrols, ambush, raid, picketing, cordon and search operations as well as artillery bombardments.
“In the maritime environment, troops conducted various operations involving anti-piracy, anti-illegal oil bunkering, anti-crude oil theft, anti-pipeline vandalism and anti-smuggling operations.”
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