NewsNigeriaPoliticsChange War Narrative To End Boko Haram Crisis, Borno Governor Charges Army

Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum has urged the Nigeria Army to up the game in the fight against Boko Haram.

Zulum, who appeared as a special guest of honour at the 2020 joint Chief of Army Staff Conference held in Maiduguri, Borno State, said that the military must change the narrative to achieve victory in the war against insurgency.

The Nigeria Army being the flagship of the nation’s military, has all it takes to win the war, only if it can review its fighting strategy.

He noted that it is appropriate to commend the army when it has done well and also be critical when operations go wrong.

“As part of the ten-point agenda of this administration, the Borno state government shall sustain its role as a stakeholder in supporting the activities of the Nigerian army, through the provision of all the needed support and morale-boosting mechanism to all the security agencies to end the fight against Boko Haram crisis.”

“In this direction, I wish to ask the Nigeria army to change the war narratives all together in order to end the crisis.

“Attack, they say, is the best form of defence. The Nigerian Army must have to take the war to all the hideouts of the Boko Haram.

“You should not wait and give the terrorists an opportunity for the first attack. You should as a matter of policy, embark on critical clearance operation after successful execution of attacks.

“The Nigerian Army must also embark on confidence-building and confidence sharing mechanism with the communities and civil authorities they found themselves, so as to expose the terrorists, their collaborates and sponsors,” he said.

The governor also called on the chief of army staff to prioritize competence when deploying officers to command strategic military units, an area he said was not well explored.

“Sir, in appraising the performance of the Nigerian Army, there is a need to look at the critical issues of competence, dedication and doggedness of officers and men of the Nigerian armed forces.

“Let me re-emphasise the need for having competent and dedicated officers to head the military commands; because from my little observation, it is noted that all the locations headed by competent and dedicated officers hardly fall into the hands of the insurgents. Therefore, we have to weigh the importance of loyalty and competence, which is very important.”

 

 

Beloved John (Staff Writer)

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