Sentences with phrase «counter insurgency operations»
Enenche, however, said that following the successes so far achieved the counter insurgency operations would be further «reinvigorated and reinforced.»
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The Nigerian Army on Tuesday reiterated its commitment to closer collaboration with the media in the ongoing counter insurgency operations in the North - East.
In a remark earlier, Buratai said that the army had made «tremendous achievement» in the counter insurgency operations in the North - East.
The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan - Ali has said the counter insurgency operations against Boko Haram have rendered the terrorist group incapable of launching organized attacks.
«As part of ongoing counter insurgency operations, the theatre command Operation Lafiya Dole has been conducting several clearance as well as cordon and search operations in urban and rural areas within the theatre.
She lauded the Theatre Command and troops of Operation Lafiya Dole for the successes so far recorded in the Counter terrorism and Counter insurgency operations against the Boko Haram terrorists.
The address by Lt. General Buratai reads, «You may recall that the Nigerian Army has been engaged in the conduct of counter insurgency operation tagged Operation Lafiya Dole in the North East region for some years with considerable successes.
«In order to sustain the tempo of the counter insurgency operation in the North East, the present administration had recently procured modern equipment to enhance the combat effectiveness of our armed forces.
«The urgent need, in recent times, to commit more NAF platforms to «Operation Lafiya Dole» to enhance the success of the counter insurgency operation necessitated the Service to look inward to seek ways of achieving its drive for self reliance through research and development» it added.
Nwachukwu said that the Armed Forces under the Operation Lafiya Dole had recorded significant successes in the counter insurgency operation and had rooted out the insurgents from their major tactical enclave in Sambisa forest and their spiritual headquarters at Alagarno.
Addressing officers and men of the Nigerian Air Force participating in the counter insurgency operation against the Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs), the CAS said «those who deserve standing ovation, and our sincere appreciation as a nation, are those living in trenches at this time of Easter».
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As part of efforts to address emerging cases of insurgency in the country, the Nigerian Military adopted a non-kinetic counter terrorism / counter insurgency approach code - named «Operation safe corridor», to de-radicalize, re-habilitate, and re-integrate willingly surrendered Boko - Haram members into the larger society.
Speaking during the programme, the Executive Secretary of NHRC Mr. Tony Ojukwu said, the training programme was aimed at broadening and equipping the security personnel who were directly involved in the ongoing counter insurgency and counter terrorism operations in the North East with the fundamental principles of Human Rights as well as Rules of Engagement in line with the acceptable local and international laws and principles of arms conflicts.
He said: «In continuation of the counter insurgency, the air component in the last one month conducted 286 operational sorties against terrorists» targets from 25 December to date in the Sambisa forest covering an area of 157,000 km2 which is equivalent to the total land mass of South Korea, Portugal and Togo in a total of 536 hours, 21 minutes were flown by various platforms engaged in the operations, «This translates into 316,637.5 litres of aviation fuel which amounts to N60.3 million, excluding the cost of maintenance and armament expended.»
Enenche said in a statement, «In compliance with the recent Presidential directive by the Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo SAN, GCON, to service Chiefs to move to Maiduguri, the epicentre of the North - East Counter Insurgency and Counter Terrorism Operation, the Service Chiefs have commenced the Command and Control of the Operation from the Military Command and Control Centre in Maiduguri.
Committed to the effort aimed at achieving a terror free country, the Service sustained its counter terrorism / insurgency operations.
«As part of efforts to address emerging cases of insurgency in the country, the Nigerian Military adopted a non-kinetic counter - terrorism / counter-insurgency approach code - named, Operation Safe Corridor, to deradicalise, re-habilitate, and re-integrate willingly surrendered Boko Haram members into the society.