December 25, (THEWILL) – The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshall Hassan Bala Abubakar, has said that the fight against insurgents in the last six months has witnessed laudable progress, saying the troops must fight to finish the terrorists wherever they might hide in the country.
Air Marshal Abubakar gave the marching orders to the airmen and personnel during the Christmas luncheon organised by the Air Taskforce Component of Operations Hadin Kai in Maiduguri yesterday.
He noted that the troops had caused celebration considering the progress that was recorded in the last six months against insurgents in the northeast region.
“In taken shocked of our operations across the nations I can confidently say that we have a lot of reasons to celebrate in the last 6 months, in particular, since mid of June to date, we have decimated several mass gatherings of insurgents and their logistics as well as their top commander was taken out as a result of air power. This hope is the essence of our fight against insurgency, terrorism and all forms of criminality.
“Let us fight them until the nation as a whole is safe from criminals. I believe their end is in sight,” CAS urged.
In his remark, Governor Babagana Zulum, represented by the state Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, Prof. Usman Tar, assured that he would not relent in his efforts to support the military to ensure they get rid of security challenges in the region.
Earlier, the Commander of Air Component of Operations Hadin Kai, Air Cdre GI Jibia, called for more robust synergies among sister security agencies, to wipe out the insurgents.
“Sir, We will continue to fight and win with our sister agencies until we wipe out all the insurgents in the region,” he said.
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