Insurgency : Army Chief Insists, We've Defeated Boko Haram, Starts Operation To Re-Take Sambisa Forest... Continue Reading 👇

The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin, said on Sunday in Maiduguri that an operation tagged “Operation Crackdown’’ to take over the Sambisa forest from the Boko Haram terrorists by troops had commenced.

Olonisakin spoke while fielding questions from newsmen after he inspected some military fighting equipment at the headquarters of the Threatre Command, Operation Lafiya Dole.

He also said that alongside the operation crackdown, “Operation Safe Corridor Initiative’’ had also been put in place for the terrorists to surrender.

“That is the corridor for them to surrender. That corridor is always open.

“However, we will not wait until they surrender, that is why operation crackdown, to ensure that we take over the Sambisa, clear the terrorists from those places and make the place safe for development,’’ Olonisakin said.

The chief of defence staff said that he was in Maiduguri for operational visit to encourage the troops to continue the fight and commend their efforts so far.

He also commended the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai for ingenuity and creativity in the war against insurgency in the North East.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that before embarking on the inspection, the CDS had met behind closed doors with the Chief of Army Staff, Commander, Threatre Command, Maj.-Gen, Lucky Irabor and senior military officers at headquarters of the Threatre Command.

NAN also reports that Olonisakin visited wounded soldiers at the 7 Division Hospital at Maimalari Cantonment.

Nigeria’s Army Chief has restated the FG stance that the Boko Haram terrorists have been defeated. Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai stated this in Maiduguri while addressing journalists on Sunday.

“It is very clear that the terrorists have been defeated; there are no doubts about it,” he said. “What we are doing now is a mop up operations aimed at ensuring that we clear the rest of them. It is one thing to defeat, and it is another issue for the terrorists to surrender.

“We are working on their final surrender in the remaining enclaves where they are now. And very soon we will achieve that objective.”

Also, the Chief of Defence Staff, Abayomi Olonisakin, said that the military will not persuade Boko Haram insurgents to give up hostilities.

Rather, he said, troops will continue offensive against the outlawed group until they are completely decimated.

General Olonisakin said this in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, where he is currently staying as part of his operational visit.

“There is always room for the Boko Haram to surrender; that was why we put up the 'Operation Safe Corridor' initiative to have them surrender, de-radicalized and rehabilitated”, said the defence chief.

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