The
Federal Government said on Thursday that troops were working hard to
free Baga and other towns captured by the Boko Haram insurgents in
Borno.
Mike Omeri, the
Coordinator, National Information Centre, stated this while giving
newsmen an update on ongoing troops operation in the North East.
Omeri, however, said the situation in Baga had improved.
But when asked to make clarification on
the improvement, Omeri said disclosing strategy could endanger troops
operations in that area.
“As you are aware, full details of military operations cannot be discussed until an appropriate time,’’ he said.
The coordinator said troops operations
were being reviewed with a view to improving logistics and support for
them to defeat the insurgents.
According to him, officers are being
trained and re-trained to update their skills and capacity, while
surveillance, intelligence sharing and synergy are being enhanced.
Omeri also said that there were
consultations among security chiefs and their retired colleagues,
traditional rulers and other critical stakeholders to bring their
experiences to bear on the fight against the insurgents.
He assured the people of Borno, Yobe and
Adamawa that government was working steadfastly to restore normalcy but
added this would be done in a way to reduce loss of lives and property.
On unguarded utterances by some
prominent Nigerians, including politicians and religious leaders, Omeri
appealed to them to apply wisdom.
He also urged them be courageous to speak the truth to reduce tension in the country and generate goodwill among the citizenry.
“We believe the unity of purpose so far
exhibited by Nigerians in the fight against insurgency must be sustained
by all, irrespective of political persuasions, religious beliefs and
ideological positions.
“The path of patriotism and honour is
not to wait until we get into government before we can contribute to
save the precious lives of our citizens’’, he said.
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