The Defence Headquarters, on Thursday, said the counter-insurgency operation in the north eastern part of the country was rapidly changing in favour of the Armed Forces of Nigeria.
The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, who stated this Thursday at a press briefing in Abuja, said the change of tactics and strategies had made troops record less direct encounters with terrorists operating in the zone.
- FG reverses fresh electricity tariff hike
- COVID-19: Don’t be complacent, vaccines won’t come soon – FG warns
“If you look at the briefings I have been giving for the past two or three weeks, you will discover that direct encounters between us (troops) and the terrorists are on the low side.
“I will tell you what that signifies; it means that the game is changing rapidly in favour of the Armed Forces of Nigeria and Nigerians at large,” Enenche said.
He listed surveillance and action among others as combination of factors helping the military.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian Army has launched operation “Tura Takaibango” to checkmate abduction of travellers along Maiduguri-Damaturu highway.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Tukur Buratai, disclosed this during a press briefing at Army Special Forces Super Camp, Ngamdu.
Buratai, who was represented by the Army Chief of Training Operations, Major Gen. Nuhu Angbazo, noted that the current threat if not neutralised could result in further attacks on civilian settlements and may lead to the migration of terrorists into Yobe and Southern Borno.
He said “The operation is meant to be theatre-wide targeting known insurgents’ enclaves/hideouts for neutralisation and clearance.”
