The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Tukur Buratai yesterday for the umpteenth time reiterated that the mandate given to the Armed Forces by President Muhammadu Buhari to flush out insurgency from the country by December is feasible.
Buratai stated this when he visited officers and soldiers of the 3 Division, Nigerian Army Jos, on Sunday, adding that the military had stepped up the fight against the insurgent group.
Raising hopes further, the COAS said that the tempo of the operation, the number of troops and the equipment had all increased.
His word, “our strategy and operational plans have continued to evolve with the daily challenges that we have.’’
He, however, noted that the spate of bombings by the group in some cities, especially on soft targets, had increased in the last two weeks.
Buratai stressed that the army, in partnership with other security agencies, was studying the pattern and would soon be able to quickly find a solution to the spate of bombings.
He commended the soldiers in the battle front for doing very well so far and urged Nigerians to support the fight by providing useful information to security agencies.
The COAS said that his vision was to reposition the army and make it more professional and more responsive to its responsibilities.
According to him, steps have been taken to ensure that medical facilities are improved upon, saying that the army will do better with healthy officers and men.