30th March, 2017
The Nigerian military said it would continue to protect the nation’s territorial integrity against any form of aggression.
The Director of Defence Information, Defence Headquarters, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, made the statement while briefing newsmen at the maiden meeting of Defence Headquarters Madia Forum in Abuja.
Enenche said that the reason behind the meeting was to acquaint the media with the activities of the service to enable the media to disseminate it to the public.
He also said that the meeting was to address grey areas of military activities to keep the public informed through the media.
He said that all the service activities were geared toward protecting the territorial integrity of the country and lives and property of its citizens.
The director of defence information said to actualise this, the military had launched series of operations such as “Operation Lafia Dole in the North-East”, “Operation Awatse” in the South-West and “Operation Delta Safe” in the Niger-Delta.
He said that clearance operations were ongoing in the North-East to finally put an end to the activities of the Boko Haram insurgents in the area.
“The insurgents have been seriously degraded in the North-East, and we hope that the combination of Nigerian Navy (NN) the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and the Army would continue to eliminate any act of terrorism in the country.
Enenche also said that the military had succeeded in tackling the activities of cattle rustlers in the North-West, especially Zamfara.
He said that the launching of “Operation Awatse” in the South-West succeeded in eradicating all forms of criminal activities in the region, especially in Arepo area of Ogun.
He said that the military had also participated in international peacekeeping, especially the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS ) mission in Gambia, tagged “ECOMIG”.
“The military is also part of the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) and they have succeeded in degrading the activities of the insurgents in the North-East and the Gulf of Guinea.
The director of defence information, therefore, urged the media to be partners in progress and to report the military’s activities in good light and not to mislead the public.