The Theatre Commander, North East Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai, Major General Ibrahim Ali, has said that the Naira swap and cashless policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria has mitigated violent extremism in the North East.
He stated this while interacting with members of the Nigerian Union of Journalist, Borno State Council, on Tuesday.
The Commander, who spoke in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, described the policy as a positive step, adding that it has mitigated terrorists’ activities since inception.
“The terrorists who had been exposed to hardship living conditions have resorted to kidnapping, seeking for ransom in cash and requesting for food stuff from their victims,” he said.
Ali said the terrorists had also resorted to propaganda on social media in their desperate attempt to remain relevant.
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