– The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said the war against Boko Haram is already being won
– NAF boss said the sect is now divided
– He advised local communities to provide credible intelligence to security operatives
NAF boss says Boko Haram sect is now divided
Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, the chief of air staff has said that the battle against the Boko Haram insurgency is already being won as intelligence reports shows that the sect is now divided.
Abubakar who stated this on Friday, April 8, in Abuja at a media parley to unveil activities for the 52nd anniversary of the NAF, added that members of the sect are already surrendering in large numbers.
Abubakar noted that although there are still pockets of insurgent attacks on soft targets, he advised local communities to offer credible intelligence to security operatives.
Abubakar added that available intelligence showed that many of the terrorists are exhausted and want to stop fighting.
“Looking at where we are coming from, I think we have done substantially well. In those days in 2014, you had convoy of vehicles moving round villages and killing Nigerians but it is no longer so.
“I believe that very soon, God’s willing, we shall come to the end of this problem. We are at the tail end of this operation. Some of them are trapped and they do not know how to come out.
He said the Defence Headquarters has created a ‘safe corridor’ for repentant Boko Haram fighters, adding the corridor is for those willing to surrender their arms and be reintegrated into the society.
He noted that the military was not offering amnesty to anyone as only the political authorities can take such decision.
“So, we came up with the idea of ‘safe corridor’. If you want to come out, come out and then we profile you, keep you under watch before taking the next step.
“So many of them are surrendering in large numbers. We have seen that they are surrendering because they know that there is no escape,” he added.
The NAF boss said the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) is currently analysing the
latest Shekau video to make
‘sense’ of what is contained therein.
He said in the last nine months, fighter jets in the area have flown for over 3,000 hours which translates to a consumption of 3.7 million litres of Jet A1 fuel adding that over a thousand personnel were trained within the last nine months both locally and internationally in order to meet up with current demands of the job.
He said highlights of the 52nd celebration which holds from April 12-15 in Bauchi state would be lectures, novelty match, flypast, CAS open forum, reunion variety night, CAS awards, jumat prayers, church service and humanitarian outreach.
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