The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has recorded major progress in the
anti-insurgency war in the NorthEast. A statement issued yesterday by the DHQ in Abuja, gave one of the
most reassuring messages in recent times concerning the battle with insurgents
especially in Borno and Adamawa states. A message it posted online and later
issued an update, indicated that Mubi, Michika, Bazza, Gulak, Gwoza, Bama,
Gamboru Ngala and other towns and villages in the region that had been under
Boko Haram’s siege “are being stabilized through air and land attacks against
fleeing and dying terrorists. The efforts are yielding impressive results in
the overall move to rid the areas of terrorists’ activities,” the statement
noted. But the indigenes of Bama disagreed with the military’s claim, insisting
Boko Haram is still in firm control of the town. The DHQ was angry with some
media outfits that are creating panic and cheering the terrorists in their
reportage. While the media has a duty to report what is happening in these
troubled areas, it should do that with caution and a sense of responsibility to
the larger good of the nation and its safety, and not to cause panic and chaos in
the region by deliberately ignoring visibly formidable security measures and
reporting negativity. The DHQ said in its tweet that: Alarmist report on local,
foreign and online media on Maiduguri is clearly intended to cause panic in the
city and the nation.All facets of security arrangements for the defence of
Maiduguri has been upgraded to handle any planned attack or attempt to disrupt
the city’s prevailing peace. This kind of alarmist report is uncalled for in
view of the efforts and alertness of troops to push back the insurgents.
Sun Newspaper
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