Nigerian Army Speaks On Defeating Boko Haram In “15 Minutes”

The Nigerian Army has said that it can defeat insurgency within “15 minutes of intense firing.”

The Nigerian Army stressed that the military can only achieve that swift result if it is provided with the necessary logistics in tackling insurgency in the country.

Naija News reports that the Nigerian Army made this known while identifying the major hindrance in defeating Boko Haram, among other elements of insurgency in the country.

This was made known in a statement by the Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj. Gen. Olusegun Adeniyi.

The statement attributed the recent activities of Boko Haram to the unavailability of the required logistics, particularly the lack of Army Aviation as the reason Boko Haram has not been totally defeated in the country.

Maj. Gen. Adeniyi made the disclosure while receiving the National Assembly joint committee on Army in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.

Adeniyi said Boko Haram has never been a “formidable force” as they are perceived to be.

In his words, he said; “The only thing that needs to be given to the army now is Nigeria Army Aviation.

“There is a way you solve a problem that will change the game. The army needs combat helicopters to end the Boko Haram war. If we have it, it will not be deployed like air force assets, air force jets which are for bigger strategic goals.

“These helicopters will sleep with us in the trenches, they will be with us in the frontline. These helicopters and the rifles are dispatched together.

“I know this has been on the table for years. When this is done, Nigeria can forget about Boko Haram.

“Let me say Boko Haram is not a formidable force, Boko Haram is not strong; Boko Haram cannot sustain 15 minutes of intensive firing. I personally exchange with Boko Haram in Marte, in Delta, in Gubio as deputy theatre commander and as theatre commander.

“Please go and tell Abuja that Boko Haram is not a formidable force that the military cannot defeat.”