The General Officer Commanding, 82 Division of
the Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Shehu Yusuf, has described the recurring terrorist
attacks by the Boko Haram Islamic sect in the North-Eastern part of the country
as not a big deal.
Yusuf said if the relevant security
agencies came together to form a synergy, the problem would be dealt with
in no time.
He said this on Friday at the headquarters of the
Eastern Naval Command in Calabar, Cross River State, when he led a delegation
on a courtesy visit to the Flag Officer Commanding, Rear Admiral Obi Medani.
The GOC said it was time for the military and
other security operatives to synergise in order to completely flush out Boko
Haram insurgents.
He said, “We are committed to solving the problem
in the North-Eastern part of the country. The crisis in the North East is not a
big a deal. It is just that we have not come together to work out strategies to
tackle the problems properly. We must work together. We cannot achieve anything
if we work on our own.”
He stressed that the security agencies should not
only be working together during war times or when there was any kind of problem
but also in times of peace.
Yusuf lauded the navy for their efforts so far in
discharging their duties. He promised to continue to support them when the need
arises.
In his response, Medani said the synergy should
not only be focused on terrorist attack as experienced in the North-East, but
also to tackle kidnapping, illegal bunkering, armed robbery in the south-east,
south-south and south-west of Nigeria.
Medani, who assumed office on Friday after taking
over from his predecessor, Rear Admiral Harry Ngonadi, said any failure in the
army would affect all other arms of the military.
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