Sri-Lankan Military Assures Nigerian Counterparts Of Support in Counter Terrorism Campagin

A high powered military delegation from Sri-Lanka on Tuesday held an exclusive brainstorming session on counter terrorism campaign with the military high command at the Defence Headquarters.

Led by the Sri-Lanka’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Jagath Jayasuriya, the delegation also had the country’s Chief of Army, Chief of Naval Staff as well as Chief of National Intelligence and other high ranking officers, all of whom made presentations relating their country’s experience in handling terrorists’ insurgency in the Asian country.

Opening the session of presentations that featured in the visit, the Sri-Lankan CDS said the delegation considered it a good opportunity to share their experience noting that the situation in the country share a lot of similarity with what obtained in Sri-Lanka when it faced the problem of terrorism.

Extensive security briefs were then delivered by the Sri Lankan Chief of Defence Staff and other Service Chiefs from the Sri-Lankan Military to explain the concepts and strategies adopted by their military in the fight against terrorism.

The Sri-Lankan officers gave the details on how their country practiced what they referred to as “total security”, which involved the translation of all the nation’s assets into military power to counter the scourge of terrorism.   They suggested that the military needed to enjoy the support of the entire country in its efforts to counter terrorism.  The series of presentation was followed by an extensive interactive session between officers of both countries.

In his closing remarks at the session, Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh commended the visiting CDS and his delegation for identifying with the Nigerian Armed Forces in its efforts at ending insecurity in the country. He assured the delegation that the Nigerian Military is seriously considering the counter insurgency experience of the Sri-Lankan Military with a view to identifying those areas that could be operationally beneficial to Nigeria in its battle to defeat terrorism.

Air Chief Marshal Badeh reiterated the commitment of the Nigerian military to protecting the territorial integrity of the nation.

It will be recalled that Sri-Lanka is acclaimed as having achieved the reputation of effectively defeating terrorism in its territory.

 

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Boko Haram: Head Of Nigeria’s Counter-Terrorism Says Cameroon Still Not Co-operating

This latest information was disclosed by Coordinator-General of Nigeria Counter-Terrorism Centre, General Sarkin-Yaki Bello, during an interview with Reuters.

But Bello, who urged Nigeria’s next-door neighbors to increase their involvement in regional control of terrorism, praised Niger and Chad, saying they have been very cooperative in the anti-terror war.

“Niger has been proactive and aggressive; Chad has shown zero tolerance for Boko Haram. Cameroon, we’ve engaged them to be more pro-active. They haven’t really. Not yet,” he said.

Reiterating the position of Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshall Alex Badeh that the military was aware of the location of the schoolgirls abducted in Chibok, he said that the option of force to rescue may be disastrous.

“We want to bring them out alive”, he said. “If you let them out, the terrorists get stronger. We also need to protect those they haven’t killed yet or kidnapped”.

Reacting, Cameroonian Minister of Information, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, punctured Nigeria’s claims, saying troops had already been deployed to its far north region to counter the sect.

According to him, “Cameroon has never been the weakest link in the chain.”

“As the deployment of troops and equipment in the past few days has proved, we have put up an iron curtain with enough firepower, which Boko Haram cannot break.” (Dailypost)

Boko Haram: Head Of Nigeria’s Counter-Terrorism Says Cameroon Still Not Co-operating