The Nigerian Military on Tuesday in Abuja said that no less than 8000 Boko Haram individuals had deliberately surrendered to its "Operation Safe Corridor" in the North-East.
The Director of Defense Information, Brig.- Gen. Rabe Abubakar unveiled this at an address composed by the FCT Correspondents' Chapel of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ).
The address with the topic, "Media-Military Relationship in the Fight against Insurgency", was a piece of the exercises denoting the 2016 Press Week of the church.
Abubakar said that the surrendered agitators were in a camp in Gombe holding up to be "deradicalised'' by the military.
The general likewise uncovered that more than 10,000 Boko Haram hostages had been saved by the military.
He said some of them were brought together with their families, while others were taken to Internally Displaced Person's (IDP) camps.
Abubakar said that Boko Haram had been effectively demolished by the military and government was buckling down on the restoration of the casualties and remaking of the influenced territories.
The general additionally said that the military would soon dispatch "Operation Safe Corridor" to address the danger of herders the nation over.
He guaranteed that the military operation would put a conclusion to the wanton killings by the herders.
Reacting to questions on the late activity by the military announcing a few columnists needed, the general asked the media not to permit opinions to impact their judgment on the issue.
He said the military ought to be permitted to do its work while guaranteeing that no individual from the media would be misled superfluously.
Abubakar said that great military-media relationship was pivotal to winning the war against uprising.
He said the media drove open backing for the military which thusly had supported the assurance of officers and the general population.
Prior, the Secretary of NUJ in FCT, Hajia Rafat Salami, said there was the requirement for the military and the media to cooperate in the battle against terrorism and different violations.
She said the military must see the media as accomplice in advancement and not as adversary.
The Chairman of the Correspondents Chapel, Raphael Ekpang, expressed gratitude toward the general for discovering time out of his tight timetable to share his musings on the point.
The Director of Defense Information, Brig.- Gen. Rabe Abubakar unveiled this at an address composed by the FCT Correspondents' Chapel of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ).
The address with the topic, "Media-Military Relationship in the Fight against Insurgency", was a piece of the exercises denoting the 2016 Press Week of the church.
Abubakar said that the surrendered agitators were in a camp in Gombe holding up to be "deradicalised'' by the military.
The general likewise uncovered that more than 10,000 Boko Haram hostages had been saved by the military.
He said some of them were brought together with their families, while others were taken to Internally Displaced Person's (IDP) camps.
Abubakar said that Boko Haram had been effectively demolished by the military and government was buckling down on the restoration of the casualties and remaking of the influenced territories.
The general additionally said that the military would soon dispatch "Operation Safe Corridor" to address the danger of herders the nation over.
He guaranteed that the military operation would put a conclusion to the wanton killings by the herders.
Reacting to questions on the late activity by the military announcing a few columnists needed, the general asked the media not to permit opinions to impact their judgment on the issue.
He said the military ought to be permitted to do its work while guaranteeing that no individual from the media would be misled superfluously.
Abubakar said that great military-media relationship was pivotal to winning the war against uprising.
He said the media drove open backing for the military which thusly had supported the assurance of officers and the general population.
Prior, the Secretary of NUJ in FCT, Hajia Rafat Salami, said there was the requirement for the military and the media to cooperate in the battle against terrorism and different violations.
She said the military must see the media as accomplice in advancement and not as adversary.
The Chairman of the Correspondents Chapel, Raphael Ekpang, expressed gratitude toward the general for discovering time out of his tight timetable to share his musings on the point.
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