…Vow to deal with Common Enemies Of The Nation Until Normalcy Is Restored
The Military high command says its Operation KATSINA, a subsidiary Operation under Operation Kadarin Daji has neutralized 392 bandits since its commencement on the 14th of May, 2020 through Land and Air Offensives.
Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Major -General John Enenche stated this in Abuja on Thursday while addressing newsmen on Operations of the Nigerian Armed Forces and other Security Agencies across the country in the past three weeks.
Enenche said Operation KATSINA with Air Strikes Component of Operation LAFIYA DOLE lead to the deletion of key Boko-Haram terrorist/ISWAP commanders in the North East and their logistics bases, cutting off their supply routes.
He added that their camps have been in disarray as a result of the killing of some of their key commanders through Airstrikes and Artillery Bombardments on their identified locations.
Enenche said “this is additional to the aggressive mobile clearance operations and air interdictions. Thus, the terrorists now carry out attacks in depleted strength on soft targets which is being effectively countered by the gallant troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE.
“Following closely, in the North West and North Central parts of the Country, the gallant troops through land and air offensives successfully neutralized 392 bandits since the commencement of Operation KATSINA, which seriously degraded the bandits and other criminal elements in the two zones.
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“Consequently, those bandits that escaped resorted to reprisal attacks on civilian targets. However, Operation ACCORD was preemptively planned by the High Command of the Armed Forces of Nigeria to handle this situation. In this regard, the Chief of Defence Staff ordered the commencement of Operation ACCORD from 1 June 2020.
“Let me state here that, Operation ACCORD is a joint operation involving the Armed Forces of Nigeria and other security agencies. It is a concomitant operation by all the theatres of operations in the North West and North Central regions of the Country targeted at tackling banditry and other criminal activities. In this regard, all identified hideouts and hibernations of the enemies will be decisively cleared through and air combat actions.
“This can easily be achieved through the provision of credible information that can translate to actionable intelligence. Thus, the general public is hereby requested to avail the various operational outfits in their locations with this highly desirable information, to enable the Nigerian Military and other security agencies to achieve the set objective”
“I am to also state that the Military High Command congratulates all the gallant troops of Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy, Nigerian Air Force, and personnel of other security agencies involved in various operations across the country.
“It equally appreciates the general public for providing credible information, that has so far facilitated the successes of these operations. Furthermore, it enjoins the public to be proactive in providing timely information by reporting suspicious movements and strangers within their locality to troops stationed in their areas.
“This is very necessary for the enhancement of operational activities. The Armed Forces of Nigeria assures that these offensives against the common enemies of this Nation will not cease until normalcy is restored to all the troubled regions of the Country”, he concluded.
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