Military engaged in 16 operations to protect Nigeria’s integrity – Abubakar

The Nigerian Armed Forces are currently engaged in 16 operations aimed at ensuring the territorial integrity of the country, Brigadier General Rabe Abubakar, the Director of Defence Information, has said.
Abubakar said this while speaking at an interactive forum with members of the Borno State Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists in Maiduguri on Tuesday.
He said some of the operations were being carried out jointly with other security agencies, while others were conducted by the Armed Forces alone.
Abubakar named some of the operations to include Operation Lafiya Dole, Operation Safe Corridor and Operation Delta Safe.
Abubakar said: “As I speak with you now, the Nigerian Armed Forces is engaged in 16 operations.
“We have Operation Lafiya Dole, Operations Safe Corridor and Operation Delta Safe to take care of the militants in the Niger Delta.
“We equally have Operation Sharan Daji to take care of Cattle Rustlers.”
Abubakar said the military was also working on plans to introduce another operation to tackle the problem of farmers/herdsmen clashes.
He said: “Once it is in place the menace of farmers/ rearers clash will be a thing of the past in the country.”
He said that the military was also engaged in other functions aimed at securing the country.
Abubakar also said: “We are also involved in other numerous activities aimed at safeguarding the country.”
He, however, lamented that in spite of these efforts, some Nigerians were bent on pulling down the military.
He disclosed: “Some people are behaving as if they are not part of this country, for reasons best known to them.”
He said that his visit was part of efforts aimed at solidifying relationship between the military and the media.
He expressed the need for a synergy between the military and the media.
Abubakar said: “We are all working to ensure that Nigeria remains peaceful.
“There is no military in contemporary history that can succeed without having a good reportage and only the media can do that.”
He advised the media to be more patriotic in its reportage of military operations to secure the country.