By Salim Yunusa
The chief of army staff, Ibrahim Attahiru, says Nigeria will bring in Chadian and Cameroonian troops to end the insurgency in the country.
He said this while addressing troops at the Army Supercamp 1 Ngamdu, Yobe state, on Monday. Attahiru said his mission is to tackle the Boko Haram insurgency and that he foresees the war ending soon.
“The successes recorded recently by Operation Tura Takaibango shall be cashed in to bring an end to the insurgency,” Attahiru said.
“This war will be brought to an end soon. We shall do this in tandem with the forces from the Republic of Cameroon. We shall be bringing in the Çhadians to ensure the annihilation of the insurgents in the north-east soonest.”
The army chief said the challenges being faced by the troops will also be addressed “with military effectiveness”.
“I have been briefed by your commanders about the lack of fighting equipment. I know of the lack of kits too. We are making tremendous efforts to get your boots, uniforms and protective gears in a couple of weeks,” he said.
“I know the issue of overstay in the mission area has been a major problem. We will not do that almost immediately, but I can assure you that in a matter of months, we shall have a standard rotation plan that most of you will have to leave the theater of operations to be replaced by other soldiers to continue with the war. I see this war ending soon.”
