The Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade, on Thursday said the military was in the final phase of wiping out terrorists from the North-East.Olukolade said this at the just concluded media tour to Gwoza and other operational areas in the North-East.
“The tour is even beyond Gwoza and while we were at Gwoza, you possibly are aware that our troops had taken Yamkeke.
`”And Bita any moment from now the operation there will be completed,” he said.
“So you see that the advance is still continuing and the tempo of the mission is high and we are really in the final phase of the mission,”.
Olukolade noted that what was left to be captured by the troops was minimal.
`”The area left to be captured are very minimal and what is important now is the stabilisation of the territories taken back and the mopping up operations; cordon and search was ongoing,” he said.
Olukolade said the Muilt-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) was put in place to guarantee the success of the mission.
He said that the task force had helped against the previous situation where the Nigerian Armed Forces swept them off and only for them to go regroup in other places.
Olukolade said it would be difficult for the terrorists to regroup, considering the involvement of the MNJTF which was specifically tasked to operate along the border.
“And they are there to ensure that there is no new breeding ground and escape route for the terrorists,” he said.
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