Military Declares War on Militancy
The military on Wednesday declared war on the menace of militancy in the Niger Delta, just as the Nigerian Army said it has procured six communication vehicles for the prosecution of the war against insurgency in the North-east. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Gabriel Olonisakin, the service chiefs from the Nigerian Navy (NN) and the Nigerian Army (NA), Vice Admiral Ibok Ette-Ibas and Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai respectively, made this disclosure at different military functions in Lagos. The CDS, who was the guest of honour at the navy’s 60th Diamond anniversary in Lagos, said the military would continue its onslaught against militancy in the Niger Delta and insurgency in the North-east. At the end of the two-day maritime conference organised by the navy to mark its anniversary, Olonisakin said the military has stepped up its game against the militants in the Niger Delta because of the recent attacks on the nation’s infrastructure. Warning those involved in the ...