The Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshall Alex Badeh Wednesday
said despite the continued violent activities of members of the Boko
Haram sect, the country was winning the war on terrorism.
He called on Nigerians to have faith in the nation’s military, saying it is capable of successfully executing the war. The
CDS spoke with Journalist at the presidential villa after leading some
security chiefs to a breakfast session with President Goodluck Jonathan.
“We
are certainly not losing it (terrorism war). We are winning the war.
Don’t worry; Nigerians should have faith in their military. The nation
will win this war,” Badeh said. Badeh who assured that elections
will hold in the troubled areas, said the military was dealing with
issues of fifth columnists in its own way.
He
however declined comments on recent revelations that the Federal
Government had been negotiating with fake Boko Haram members, leading to
the announcement of a ceasefire. “It is better not to discuss
those things. SSS is on it, they are doing their own investigation. They
did a briefing yesterday (Tuesday) and they have told you exactly what
they are doing. It is better we leave the SSS to handle that one,” he
said.
Badeh revealed that the breakfast session with the president
was to enable them brief him on the current security situation in the
country. He said he and his colleagues briefed Jonathan on the situation of things and their plans. “As you know, we can’t talk about our future plans here, that will mean us telling the enemy what we are doing.”
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