Nigerian military strategies on rescuing abducted Dapchi school girls

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- The service chiefs have reviewed the ongoing operations in the northeast

- Brig.-Gen. John Agim, the acting director defence information, said it was observed that the military operation strategies have always been in media space

- Henceforth the service chiefs recommended that military information arms will be communicating the successes rather than strategies

The military has reviewed the pattern of information management in all ongoing counter insurgency operations and will henceforth communicate only successes rather than strategies of operations.

The acting director defence information (DDI), Brig.-Gen. John Agim, said on Friday, March 2, in a statement that this was the decision taken during the meeting of the Chief of Defence Staff, other Service Chiefs and Director-General of Department of State Services(DSS) in Maiduguri.

Agim said they met and reviewed the ongoing operations in the North-East, particularly the operation to get back the Dapchi school girls, who were abducted by terrorists on February 19.

According to him, it was sadly observed that the military operation strategies have always been in the media space, thereby giving the insurgents and terrorists opportunity to re-strategise.

“It was recommended that henceforth, the military information arms will be communicating the successes rather than strategies.”

The DDI quoted the chief of defence staff as soliciting for the support and cooperation of the media and the public in the ongoing efforts.

Agim said it was important to be mindful of speculations that could jeopardise the ongoing efforts as well as put the lives of the girls or any other persons involved in the efforts at risk.

“For instance, the speculations that is awash in the media that fishermen and farmers have been employed by the military to search for the abducted girls is misleading as this could endanger the lives of the girls in question and the fishermen and farmers.

“Even though the military is soliciting for useful information to facilitate its operations, the fishermen and farmers have not been singled out for this assistance, rather all well meaning members of the public are urged to provide useful information."

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Earlier, NAIJ.com reported that in compliance with President Muhammadu Buhari’s directives, service chiefs have relocated to the northeast to take charge of the lingering Boko Haram insurgency in the region.

According to Leadership, the chief of defence staff, Gen Abayomi Gabriel Olanisakin; chief of army staff, Lt-Gen Tukur Yusuf Burutai; chief of air staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar; and chief of naval staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ette Ibas along with the director general of the State Security Services, Lawan Daura, converged in Maiduguri, Borno state on Thursday, March 1.

Survivors of Boko Haram - on NAIJ.com TV.