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The Chief of Army Staff has asserted that the security situation in different parts of the country has tremendously improved, especially the North East<\/a> which witnessed a brutal insurgency in the past decades.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lt-General Taoreed Lagbaja made this assertion yesterday during a special programme to review one year of President Bola Tinubu\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n

\u201cGone are the days when reports of suicide bombing, attacks on our government infrastructure, attacks on troops\u2019 locations, dislodgement of our troops and so many reverses in the North East used to be the in-thing in the news headline,\u201d Lt-General Lagbaja said. \u201cToday, there is relative peace in the North East.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are still confronting the challenge of improvised explosive devices (IEDs). It\u2019s understandable because the threats we confront are complex, ill-defined, and adaptable,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Part of the gains made by the military in the North East, according to him, is the recovery of military equipment carted away by terrorists years ago, at the peak of the insurgency.<\/p>\n

Read Also: <\/strong>1.74m Children In North East At Risk Of Malnutrition \u2013 UN<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Over the past year, the military has carried out several clearance operations in the region, eliminating terrorists, recovering equipment, and rescuing several people from places such as Sambisa Forest.<\/p>\n

Lt-Gen Lagbaja, referencing that, said, \u201cWe have been seeing photographs of our mine-resident, ambush-protected vehicles being brought out of the Timbuktu triangle, (and) from Sambisa Forest; places that the troops previously dreaded in the past to enter. Now they go there almost on a weekly basis to ensure there are boots on the ground, and the domination of the geographic space.\u201d<\/p>\n

Though the situation in the North East has improved, the situation in the North West is different.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the North West, the threat matrix is becoming emboldened, I will say that,\u201d the Army chief said. \u201cThis can be attributed to many socio-political factors, clearly outside the purview of the military.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe challenge has always been the Yankasai, the local vigilante groups, against the pastoralists.\u201d<\/p>\n

While part of the issues are beyond the military control, according to Lt-General Lagbaja, troops have continued to play their part and have taken out several of the bandit kingpins in the region.<\/p>\n

He also believes that the military\u2019s actions have led to security improvements in the South East with the illegal sit-at-homes tackled, while in the South-South there has been improved crude oil output due to the military\u2019s actions in tackling oil thieves.<\/p>\n

The army chief believes the troops should be commended for fighting to secure the nation against the odds.<\/p>\n

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