DAILY POST
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, says at least 200,000 repentant terrorists have so far dropped their arms and surrendered to troops in the North East.
Gen Musa explained that the twin strategy of kinetic and non-kinetic operations was responsible for the achievement.
The CDS disclosed this at the Security and Justice Symposium organised by the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, in partnership with the British High Commission, which began at the National Counterterrorism Centre in Abuja on Tuesday.
He said the theme of the symposium, ”Securing Peace, Ensuring Justice, Protection, Conduct, and Accountability,” speaks volumes about the deluge of security challenges the armed forces and security agencies are facing.
“All the challenges we are facing today have to do with fairness, equity, justice, and accountability.
“There will not be peace without justice, equity, fairness, and accountability. In our operations, we are conducting both kinetic and non-kinetic strategies, which have to a large extent yielded significant successes, and we want to particularly thank the National Security Adviser for his great support in this regard.
“Nigeria is going through so many challenges, and we feel we’re able to address this, and everybody has a sense of belonging. A lot of the security challenges we are having, we are sure, will go down. I want to thank the National Security Advisor for all the support he’s given us, both the kinetic and the non-kinetic,” he stated.
