The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.
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The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has tasked troops in the North East theatre of operation to brace up for the final defeat of insurgents.
Nigeria and the Republic of Chad on Thursday agreed to sustain the tempo for the defeat suffered by Boko Haram where five bases of the terror group in both countries were destroyed.
The Multi-National Joint Task Force has launched a coordinated offensive to dislodge Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province terrorists from Tunbuns Islands of Lake Chad.
The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation Lafiya Dole have eliminated another top Boko Haram commander, Abu Usamah, in an encounter on March 22 at Gorgi in Borno State.
For so long, the Nigerian military has consistently raised alarm over the untoward role foreign media and some non-governmental Organisations play, in collaboration with their local partners, in the war against insurgency in the North East.
Major General Abubakar Tarfa, Commandant, Training and Doctrine Command, Minna, Niger State, has said the Nigerian Army was focused and ready to win the ongoing fight against insurgency, kidnapping and armed banditry in the country.
The Association of Senior Staff Union of the National Emergency Management Agency rose from its annual congress in Abuja and embarked on a solidarity rally around the city in support of the management of the agency, which it commended for delivering on its objectives.
The Nigerian Army Engineer Corps, Theatre Command of Operation Lafiya Dole has commenced local production of Mines Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles in Maiduguri, Borno state to enhance their operational capacity.
The National President, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Chris Isiguzo, has commended the Federal Government’s fight against insurgency in the North East.
The Federal Government has taken delivery of two fighter helicopters to boost the ongoing fight against insurgency and banditry in the country.
Nigerian Army has recognised five soldiers with awards and special promotion for their gallantry in the fight against insurgency in the north eastern part of the country.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has called for improved funding for the Nigerian Army to meet with the current challenges in the fight against insurgency in the country.
The Nigerian Army on Thursday called for closer collaboration with local government council’s in Borno, to rout out remnants of the insurgents in the state.
The new Minister of Interior, Alhaji Rauf Aregbesola, on Wednesday pledged to work with the staffers and Service Chiefs under the Ministry to ensure internal security of the country.
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Saddique Abubakar, said the military had substantially contained emerging banditry in some parts of the country in addition to the successes recorded in the fight against insurgency in the North East.
IASC, made up of senior officials from UN agencies and NGOs, said this in a statement in Abuja at the end of a five-day visit of the mission to Nigeria.
The WHO Nigeria Officer-in-Charge, Dr Clement Peter, made the disclosure in a statement in Abuja on Thursday.
Nigerian Army in Lagos on Saturday advised the media against publishing unverified information which might endanger national security.
The Nigerian Army has alleged that some Nigerians are funding the Boko Haram insurgency to derail the May 29 handing over date.