The Nigerian Military says is not nimble to rescue the secondary schoolgirls in Chibok
who were abducted in April 2014.
According to Punch, the Acting Director, Defense
Information, Military Headquarters, Abuja, Col. Rabe Abubakar, who said this at
a press conference in Lagos on Thursday, noted that while it was of utmost
concern to the military to rescue the girls, the operation required demanded
adequate patience and planning.
Abubakar added that recent efforts exerted by the military
in the rescue of over 200 women and children held captive by Boko Haram proved
that the military was on course in recovering the girls.
He said, “The issue of the low morale of the Nigerian
military men has now become a thing of the past. The operation to recover the
Chibok girls is alive and still ongoing. We have continued to make rescue
efforts, and we will do all within our powers to bring the girls.
“However, we will not rush to do this. It requires diligent
intervention and a high-level operation to rescue the girls. In due time, every
captive of Boko Haram will be released. A lot of achievements have been
recorded recently, and this cannot be disconnected from the high morale of the
army.
“We want to assure our citizens that soon, insurgency will
be a thing of the past. But, it is not only about the military or the
North-Eastern region. It is our collective duty to ensure that there is peace
in the country.
“The Nigerian army has put together a multilateral
cooperation. Niger, Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon are partnering to ensure we win
the terrorism war.”
The director, who noted that terror groups only thrived on
information, said the military would forgive and rehabilitate insurgents who
willingly surrendered to the army.
He said, “The Defence Headquarters has brought out a
committee to work out modalities to set up a safe horizon. This is a place
where terrorists who decide to surrender will go. Once they are there, they
will be spared of any molestation and given treatments conforming to
international best practices.
“A terror group can only survive on information. Information
has been identified as one of the key elements relied on by terrorist groups to
perpetrate their heinous crimes. It is for this reason that we seek
collaboration with the media. We are not sleeping. We are cooperating with the
relevant agencies in the fight against the terrorists.”
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