It's Time for Nigerians to Win Back Peace in Northeast, Says Military

It's Time for Nigerians to Win Back Peace in Northeast, Says Military

The Nigerian military today declared that it is now time for all Nigerians to contribute in the battle to win peace back in the North-east region with the Nigerian troops having won the war against insurgency for the country.

Addressing a press conference in Maiduguri, Borno State, the head of the nation's counter-insurgency operation (Operation Lafiya Dole), Major General Lucky Irabor, affirmed that the war has been won against insurgency and it is now time to win back peace.

He said though the military is still very much involved in the battle against the insurgency and has a role to play in winning the peace, a lot revolved round every Nigerian to establish a lasting peace in the North-east region.

Irabor said every Nigerian has to ensure that peace is restored and sustained in the region.

He said the process of winning peace is more of the stakeholders working together and evolving a lasting strategies to address the root causes of the insurgency and ensuring that the ‘monster’ does not rear its head again.

Irabor, while revealing that the whereabouts of the Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, is largely unknown to the military, said: "If I know where Shekau is now, I will grab his balls."

He however paraded 10 Boko Haram suspects who he said surrendered and handed themselves to the Nigerian military.

The theatre commander, who said surrendered sect members belong to the two insurgency groups of Shekau and Mamman Nur, disclosed that they have undergone de-radicalisation process as they have shown their willingness to retrace their steps.