Governor of Borno state, Babagana Zulum has advised the army against being defensive in the war against Boko Haram.
Insurgency has ravaged Borno and other North Eastern states for years on end, the Nigerian army has been been fighting Boko Haram insurgents in the region for the last 10 years.
The governor, who was the keynote speaker at the chief of army staff conference in Maiduguri, Borno state capital on Tuesday, said soldiers should be offensive in its anti-terrorism war.
He implored them to invade the camps and hideout of Boko Haram insurgents and rout them instead of waiting for them to attack.
“In line with my 10 cardinal agenda for good governance, Borno state government shall maintain and sustain its role as a key stakeholders in the activities and operations of Nigerian army through provision of all the needed support and morale boosting mechanism to all security operatives involved in the fight against insurgency to end Boko Haram crisis,” he said.
“I urge the Nigerian army to take the war to all hideouts of Boko Haram. The army should not wait and give the insurgents the opportunity of first attack. You should as a matter of policy embark upon clinical clearance operation after successful execution of attacks.
“Let me commend the renewed effort and vigour of the Nigerian army in the fight against insurgency and urge you to sustain the momentum.”
Reacting, Tukur Buratai, the army’s chief, thanked the governor for honouring the invitation and for always identifying with the army ”on the collective effort to defeat terrorism and criminalities in the northeast”.
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