The Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai, on Tuesday called for collective action against terrorism in the country.
Buratai, who spoke at the 2nd Nigerian Army Infantry Corps Conference 2019 in Jaji, Kaduna State, said the fight against terrorism should involve every Nigerian.
“Terrorists go to the markets and some of them attend marriage ceremonies,” Buratai said.
The COAS stated that the Army had done its best and would continue to defend the territorial integrity of the country, adding that the infantry corps would deal with the security challenges facing the country.
Buratai said,”The changes in the Nigerian Army, including the innovation and transformational efforts, are quite outstanding to the extent that, with the support of the other security agencies, we were able to deal decisively with the Boko Haram insurgents.
“Today, we have the full initiative; in collaboration with other sisters agencies, we are pushing hard to ensure that we finally sanitised the northern part of Borno State and our borders with Niger, Chad and Cameroon.
“We know they have plans but we are also planning to counter them, and we will deployed maximum intelligence to capture the insurgents in the hinterland.
“Terrorism is a complex warfare which needs the involvement of every individual in the country.
“It should not be left for the security personnel or government at all levels or the traditional rulers, it is a joint responsibility and we are all stakeholders.”
The Commander, Infantry Corps, Maj Gen Stevenson Olabanji, said despite its security challenges the Army had received a boost in terms of infrastructural development.
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