The National Security Adviser (NSA), Maj-Gen Babagana Monguno (rtd.) and the four Service Chiefs have vowed to end Boko Haram insurgency in the North East sub-region of the country.
Monguno made the declarations on Friday in Maiduguri, when the Service Chiefs paid an official courtesy visit to Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State at the Government House.
The four other Service Chiefs, who were part of the visit included the Chief of Defence Staff, Maj-Gen. Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, Chief of Army Staff, Maj-Gen. Tukur Buratai, Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Baba Sadiq Abubakar; and the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase.
He said the most pressing issue in the country, was the Boko Haram insurgency, and that was why President Muhammadu Buhari had replaced all the Service Chiefs.
“In less than 24 hours after we were sworn in and decorated by the President, we are here in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital for the reassessment of military operations to end the insurgency in three months”, said Monguno.
He assured the governor and the people of Borno State that the Service Chiefs would not be found wanting.
“For us here in Maiduguri, to end this insurgency, we are to assess all the military operational details that will facilitate various ‘aerial and ground troops’ to fight Boko Haram to the finish. This could be completed before we can launch a consistent and rapid campaign against terror and terrorists activities in the North East and the country at large,” Monguno pledged.
He, however, noted that the military alone could not end insurgency that had already claimed many people’s lives and properties.
He said the victory over Boko Haram cannot be won, without involving the larger society.
Responding, Governor Shettima said that the people had been cooperating with the military and other security agencies to end the Boko Haram insurgency.
“We are giving our unalloyed support and cooperation to all the Service Chiefs committed to fighting this Boko Haram madness”, he said.
On victims of insurgency, Shettima said: “We will continue to work for the people by investing in education, so that our children and future generations do not become another new set of insurgents.
“If this Boko Haram madness comes to an end, your names will be written in gold, and the country and its citizenry will be proud of all of you here in Maiduguri”.
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