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Speaker 1: There may be no doubt that the year twenty twenty

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six may not be a year of good record for

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some men and women of the Armed Forces of Nigeria

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AFN as multiple reports and official statements have confirmed that

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some numbers of Nigeria soldiers have been killed by Islamic

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State of West Africa Province ICEWAP since the beginning of

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this year. Thus, the multiple reports suggest more than one

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hundred eighty Nigeria soldiers may have been killed in just

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seventy three days into this new year twenty twenty six,

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which further indicated that an average of two to three

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soldiers are being killed daily in Nigeria by the ICEWAP terrorists,

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who appeared to have increased the daily offensive attacks on

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Nigeria soldiers since the US Israel joint war against Iran

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began on February twenty eighth, twenty twenty six. Although some

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close watchers accused the Nigeria military of always downplaying or

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reporting are very lower numbers of troops casualties, but then

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Nigeria Minister of Defense, General Christophermosa stated and confirmed during

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the week after security chiefs held the meeting with President

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Bola Ahmed Tanubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja that

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the lots of Nigeria soldiers has been lost, but he

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insisted the contrary to some reports by the media, the

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terrorists and bandits are taking more casualties, specifically stating their

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commanders are being killed every day. We are sure of

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victory and some reports also suggest that the ICEWAP terrorists

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are increasingly using armed drones for asymmetric warfare and high

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end tech like night vision in recent attacks on military

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bases in Nigeria, with some foreigners joining the Nigeria ICEWAP

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fighters to launch a Ramadan campaign that saw ICEWAP overrunning

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some military bases in Conduga, manik, Jukana and Marte areas

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of Borno State, with local media reports stating approximately forty

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soldiers were killed, while ICEWAP in a press release, claimed

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to have killed sixteen in the initial assault and another

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twenty in a subsequent suicide bombing. On March four, twenty

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twenty six, at least fourteen soldiers were reportedly killed during

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attacks on military bases in Ngosh and other parts of

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Borno State between February fifteenth and eighteen, twenty twenty six.

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Multiple reports confirmed eight soldiers were killed and twenty three

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injured at a base in Crosskauer in the Kikawa local

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government area of Borno State. Another six soldiers were reportedly

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killed in bw Local government area. Earlier in January twenty

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twenty six, at least twenty soldiers were killed in an

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attack on a remote base in Malamftori and eight others

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were killed in a separate ambush earlier in the month.

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This former Nigeria presidential candidate in the last concluded general

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elections in the West Africa country, Peter Obee, in awarded

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statement during the week, said our nation is clearly under

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siege and the scale of insecurity is becoming unbearable, spreading

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widely all over the country this week alone in Borno States,

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in Gosh community, terrorists overpowered soldiers, killing them in several

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citizens while abducting more than one hundred women and children.

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Yet are leaders are silent. Nigerian Army in press release

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signed and made available on March fourteenth, twenty twenty six

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by Lieutenant Colonel Sanni Uber, the Media Information Officer of

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Joint Task Force in the Northeast code named Operation hadden Kai,

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stated that the ICEWAP terrorists even made an attempt to

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kill some Nigeria soldiers to day at Bitter Community in

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guoes A Local government area of Borno State, but they

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were resisted. According to the Army press release, troops of

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the Joint Task Force Northeast Operation hadden Kai o pH

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K have once again demonstrated another superior combat readiness and

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tactical dominance by successfully thwarted a terrorist infiltration attempt at

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Bitter in sector on The failed attacker coccurred when NISWAP terrorists,

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in a desperate bid to regain the initiative after recent

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battlefield setbacks, attempted to infiltrate the troop’s location. Unknown to

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the terrorists, vigilant o PHK troops had anticipated the move

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and deliberately prepared a decisive offensive defensive battle plan. As

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the terrorists advanced towards the position, the troops launched coordinated

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spoiling actions that effectively disrupted the assault formation while simultaneously

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maneuvering to cut off the terrorists with drural roots. The

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attackers were consequently met with overwhelming resistance and superior firepower,

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forcing them into a chaotic withdrawal while suffering significant losses.

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This latest defeat represents the third major blow inflicted on

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the terrorists within the last twenty four hours, following their

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failed attacks at Bankie and a Zea Bridge. These successive

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setbacks further highlight the continued operational pressure being mounted by

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the troops of Operation hadden Kai across the theater, which

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has severely constrained the terrorist’s freedom of action and denied

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them any opportunity to exploit propaganda narratives. Troops remain firmly

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in control of all locations and continue to dominate the

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operational environment with high morale, superior tactical co ordination, and

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sustained offensive action. The Military High Command commended the troops

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for the continuous gallantry and resilience, urging them to sustain

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the operational tempo. Peter Obe, in the warded statement titled

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politics in front as insecurity spreads, said our nation is

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clearly under siege and the scale of insecurity is becoming unbearable,

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spreading widely all over the country this week alone in

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Borno States in Gosh community, terrorists overpowered soldiers, killing them

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and several citizens while abducting more than one hundred women

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and children. Yet our leaders are silent. The sacrifice of

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our brave and dedicated soldiers is passed in silence. I

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look forward to the day when our fallen soldiers are

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given the dignified burials they deserve, with their bodies received

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and honored by the nation’s leaders and political authorities. From Nasarawa,

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Kody and Benaweh, residents are screaming that terrorists now flock

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to their farms and forests, disrupting economic activities, forcing entire

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villages to flee in fear. In Nasarawa’s Kadako area alone,

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fourteen thousand, three hundred and eighteen civilians are now registered

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as internally displaced persons IDPs. In Oyo State, travelers were

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abducted in the dead of night along the kishi ig

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Betty Road, their whereabouts still unknown. In Ondo State, criminals

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shot at, abducted and wounded innocent citizens, and in Keb State,

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terrorists are on a rampage killing offices and citizens, making

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it the third deadly attack this month. The wave of

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terror has now brazenly crept into our nation’s capital. The

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attack in Kubwa Abouja just this week, about nineteen citizens

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were abducted from their homes, including women and children. This

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is yet another grim reminder that insecurity is no longer

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distant but now a norm. These are national tragedies happening

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simultaneously all over our country, claiming the lives of civilians

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and security operatives alike. The primary responsibility of any government

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is to secure the lives and property of its citizens.

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Yet the response from the government in power to all

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the incidents has been dead silence, as if Nigerian lives

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no longer matter. The ruling class are instead devastatingly more

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preoccupied with how to snatch, grab and run away with

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the next election. These are not just news items. Nigerians

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deserve commitment and leadership that puts their safety in welfare first.

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It is time to restore security, dignity and hope to

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every corner of this nation. A new Nigeria is possible.

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Much newspaper during the week also reported that troops of

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Operation hadden Kai have reoccupied a military base previously attacked

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and occupied by terrorists in in gosh Wosa local government

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area of Borno State. Online Punch on March fifth had

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reported that the terrorists burned down the base, dispersed soldiers

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and killed an undetermined number of civilians before abducting over

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three hundred residents. However, in a statement released on Thursday,

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the Media information Officer Northeast Joint Task Force Operation hadden Kai,

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Lieutenant Colonel Sanni Uber, said troops forted the attack and

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neutralized many insurgents. The statement, which copy is in possession

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of a rower punch read in parts. Troops of the

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Nigerian Army under the Joint Task Force Northeast, Operation hadden

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Kai have successfully thwarted a terrorist attack on a military

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location in in gosh Whosa local Government area of Borno State,

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restoring control of the pass position after a swift counter offensive.

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The terrorists had earlier attacked the location occupied by troops

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of OPHK on the third of March twenty twenty six. However,

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reinforcement teams drawn from Forward Operating Base Pulka and one

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hundred and fifty one Battalion were immediately mobilized to reinforce

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the position. The statement added that during the reinforcement operation,

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the leading mine resistant ambush protected vehicle encountered an improvised

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explosive device which damaged two tires. Undeterred, troops continued the

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advance to the location. It explained the army Colonel further

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disclosed that a special reinforcement team led by the Commander

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twenty six Task Force Brigade Whosa under Sector one OPHK

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Brigadier General Nasrudine Abdullahi, subsequently arrived at the scene, coordinated

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a counter attack, and successfully forted terrorists, forcing them to

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withdraw from the area. Ing the pursuit and exchange of fire,

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Sanni said, the troops recovered three Act forty seven rifles

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and a general purpose machine gun barrel from the fleeing terrorists. Equally,

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the air component of OPHK rendered heavy air support to

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the operation and neutralized scores of the terrorists, he added.

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Sannie stressed that following the successful reoccupation of the location

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and subsequent exploitation of the area, Brigadier General abdullah He

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addressed the troops, commending the gallantry and resilience while urging

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them to sustain aggressive operations in the area to further

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degrade terrorist elements operating within the general area. Troops of

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OPHK remain resolute in the determination to deny terrorists freedom

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of action and will continue to conduct aggressive operations to

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ensure a lasting peace, security and economic stability across the northeast.

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The Army spokesperson added troops morale remains high and operations

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are ongoing. The military High Command hailed the troops for

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the gallantry and resilience while urging them to sustain the

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operational tempo. He pointed out. Punch recently reported that the

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media information officer Northeast Joint Task Force Operation had in Kai.

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Lieutenant Colonel Sannie Huber said troops neutralized several terrorists while

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responding to multiple coordinated attacks across the state. Recently. The terrorists,

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according to him, attacked the military locations in Delaware, Gonery, Cakawa,

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and Manik. The attacks, which occurred during the night of

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Sunday eight and Monday nine of March twenty twenty six,

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were mounted simultaneously from several directions in an apparent attempt

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by the terrorists to overwhelm troops positions. According to him,

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the gallant troops, undeterred by the intensity of the assaults

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and the heavy firepower employed by the terrorists, were firm

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and responded with exceptional determination, fighting across multiple fronts. The

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troops affair actively coordinated the defensive actions, while reinforcements and

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the air component of operation hadn’t Kai provided timely and

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decisive support during the engagements. The terrorists were consequently met

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with overwhelming resistance and were forced into withdural after suffering

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significant casualties from several terrorist bodies left behind. He disclosed further.

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Speaker 2: The mission the missing actually is just for us to

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review the events. We came in here to for the

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services to brief mister President on the currentstitution on ground.

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You know that there have been a series of attacks

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and the security forces have actually rused to the occasion.

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We came here to brief him for him to have

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a better understanding what’s going on. We know sometimes the interpretation,

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especially through the media, has not been too directs. We

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feel we should make put these record streets which were gone,

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and we’re glad that the mister President has has continued

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to support the enforces and other security agencies in fighting

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the fight against insurgency. And our appeal to my insurance

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is not to get tired, not to be discouraged, because

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sometimes when you hear those news you think it is

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just what is happening, but it is not. It’s far

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from that. The terrorists, the bandits are taking more casualties,

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their commanders have been killed. We’ve lost a number of

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very very courageous of sus and men. Highly regrettable. But

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we want to assure is the commitment we are putting

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on ground to ensure that Andrea is safe and secured.

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New things. The present has promised more equipments for us

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to be able to protect the war and we are

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sure of victory.

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Speaker 3: Just interestingly, you said that Nigerians should not loose old

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about the case of insecurity these dayses look like the

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more you look, the less you see a lot of

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cases of insecurity still happening. Despite the effort you’re putting in.

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Where do you think the gap last.

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Speaker 2: Well, like I said, it’s war and you know war

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comes in and out. And because again the normal as

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usual with the tororists during Ramadan period for them, they

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feel when they died they’re going to help with sold

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They already to commit any offense or to get killed

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because they feel they have reward to do. But like

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I said, we have adjusted our strategies. We can see

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in the past few days we’ve taken over those locations,

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we kill their commanders, we’ve taken over their assets, will

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continue to do more. And I assure you mister President

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has approved so many things that are coming on our line,

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and we’re working together as a team. You can see

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all members of the security forces are here to assure

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nan Durance and to assure mister President that we’re on

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track and will succeed in the morg