Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai has revealed that the Nigerian Army has recorded tremendous success in the war against Boko Haram owing to the adoption of the same strategy the group use in carrying out attacks.
Buratai, who disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the Oyo state governor, Abiola Ajimobi, also explained that the army not only follow the same strategy as Boko Haram but has also added to its capacity.
He said the army has introduced motorbike battalion, which makes mobility to areas where the insurgents are located, more faster and easier.
“We are using the same guerrilla strategy adopted by the terrorists. We are giving them back their own strategy. We have motorbike battalion which has added more capacity as well as the ability to move quickly to wherever the terrorists are.”
“We have intensified a number of actions that will help the troops get to the terrorists before they run out of their hideout or cause any havoc.”
“To totally wipe out Boko Haram, we require the support of everybody. They live among us and are everywhere and we require very good intelligence to fish them out. But the most important thing is to prevent them from having the capacity to launch attacks on innocent individuals and on our troops’ location.”
“But in the long run, we require long term planning, long term surveillance, long term intelligence gathering so that the remnants can be picked from here and there apart from those who show up with their weapons which we are dealing with right now.”
