"Insurgency War Won" - Buratai Declares

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"Insurgency War Won" - Buratai Declares

The insurgency war in the North East
geo-political zone has been won by the
country, according to the Chief of
Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Yusuf
Buratai.



He made the declaration yesterday in
a speech at a conference on security
challenges organised by the Federal
University, Dutsin-ma, Katsina State,
noting that recent happenings were a
rumbling of a dying group.



Represented by Brigadier General I.K.
Ikpere, he assured the citizenry that
the military was poised to combing the
Sambisa Forest for the remnants of the
terror group.



While acknowledging the escalation in
armed conflicts between herdsmen
and rural communities as well as
other criminal acts, he noted that the
threats require deeper understanding
through rigorous academic and
intellectual exercise. He stressed that it
was only when the origin, nature,
causes, manifestation and dimensions
were understood that solutions could
be proffered.



The state governor, Aminu Bello
Masari, said for result, government at
all levels must tackle the pervasive
illiteracy and poverty in the land.



While lauding the military for the
success story in the North East, he
feared that the problem would not
abate if the twin issues were not
urgently addressed.



The vice chancellor, Professor Haruna
Kaita, said it was the tradition of the
institution to organise public lecture
series biannually on burning issues
with a view to educating, enlightening
and sensitising the public, government
officials and policy makers to
happenings in the society.



In a related development, four
policemen are on the brink of
dismissal as the Criminal Investigation
Department (CID) of the Adamawa
State Police Command is currently
probing the quartet for allegedly
diverting bags of rice meant for the
internally displaced persons (IDPs) in
the state.