BEVERLY HILLS, July 07, (THEWILL) – The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has assured that the Nigerian military is winning the war against the Boko Haram insurgents in the North-East and other parts of the country saying that many terrorists’ cells have been decimated by security forces and that victory was in sight.
Abubakar said this on Friday while inaugurating one block of 30-room accommodation for officers and men of the 115 Special Operations Group, Port Harcourt.
He assured that the military would continue to safeguard the nation’s territorial integrity from any form of external and internal aggressions refuting claims that the military had a penchant for committing collateral damages in its operations in the northern parts of the country.
“The Nigerian military is currently on the path of winning the war against terrorism in the North-East and other parts of the country,” he said.
“If you recall, in 2014, terrorists moved in a convoy of 15 to 20 Hilux vehicles; ravaging villages and killing villagers. But that is not the situation on ground now.
“It is true that we have cases of suicide bombings, but we are doing everything humanly possible to contain the insurgents.
“The insurgency may linger for some time but we are capable to deal with the whole issues and make it become a thing of the past.
“We have highly committed Nigerians (military personnel) that are working day and night to ensure that no part of Nigeria is under the control of any group other than the legitimate government.”
The Air Chief insisted that the military should be commended and encouraged for its selfless service to the nation rather than being condemned by some explaining that the 115 SOG Air Force unit played a very critical role in various security operations in the country.
