Hunger forcing Terrorists to surrender in droves- Theatre Commander reveals
Theatre commander of the Joint Task Force “Operation Hadin Kai”, Maj. Gen Gold Chibuisi, has revealed that frustration, hunger and onslaught by troops are the reasons behind the massive surrendering of suspected Boko Haram/ ISWAP terrorists with their family members within the theatre of operations in Borno State and other parts of North East zone including Lake Chad.
This is even as he acknowledged the crucial role played by the media not just in disseminating and informing the people but also in educating and shaping the ideology of the populace.
He made the commendation yesterday during a media parley organised by the command with defence correspondents and various media representatives in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital held at the Command and Control Centre of “Operation Hadin Kai”.
Chibuisi welcomed all media representatives to the parley which he described as historic, looking at how significant and crucial the media is to the operational successes of Joint Task Force North East “Operation Hadin Kai”, adding that the desire by the command of operation Hadin Kai to play host to the media is geared towards building stronger synergy for peace to thrive in the region.
” We recognised the crucial role played by the media not just in disseminating and informing the people but also in educating and shaping the ideology of the populace and the society at large. Therefore, choosing to hold this parley at this crucial time is to showcase the jointness and collaboration among the military, other critical stakeholders and the press in regards to our operational activities.
“Permit me to state that the kinetic approach in any asymmetric war constitutes just about 20 percent. Your efforts in passing the right information, sensitising the civil populace in support of our operations as part of the peace effort constitutes the non-kinetic approach to the Counter insurgency operations.
