As Sri-Lanka joins the league of countries offering foreign military assistance to Nigeria in the ongoing fight to eradicate terrorism from the country, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) yesterday, declared that it would employ the Sri-Lankan method in its bid to flush out the Boko Haram insurgents out of Nigeria system.
This was made known via a statement issued by the Director of Defence Information (DDI) Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade on behalf of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh in Abuja.
He said since the Sri-Lankan style were good enough to save that country from terrorists, then the Nigerian military would have to adopt it, in order to save the country.
According to National Mirror, the decision was taken after Sri-Lankan military commanders led by its Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Gen. Jagath Jayasuriya, in company of the country’s Chief of Army, Chief of Naval Staff and Chief of National Intelligence and other high ranking officers, made presentations relating their country’s experience in handling terrorists’ insurgency in the Asian country. “A high powered military delegation from Sri-Lanka on Tuesday held an exclusive brainstorming session on counter- terrorism campaign with the military high command at the Defence Headquarters.
The statement noted. “Opening the session of presentations that featured in the visit, the Sri-Lankan CDS said the delegation considered it a good opportunity to share their experience, noting that the situation in the country shared a lot of similarities with what obtained in Sri-Lanka when it faced the problem of terrorism.
“Extensive security briefs were then delivered by the Sri Lankan Chief of Defence Staff and other service chiefs from the Sri- Lankan military to explain the concepts and strategies adopted by their military in the fight against terrorism. “The Sri-Lankan officers gave the details on how their country practiced what they referred to as ‘total security’, which involved the translation of all the nation’s assets into military power to counter the scourge of terrorism. “They suggested that the military needed to enjoy the support of the entire country in its efforts to counter terrorism.
The series of presentations was followed by an extensive interactive session between officers of both countries. “In his closing remarks at the session, Badeh commended the visiting CDS and his delegation for identifying with the Nigerian Armed Forces in its efforts at ending insecurity in the country. “He assured the delegation that the Nigerian military is seriously considering the counter insurgency experience of the Sri-Lankan Military with a view to identifying those areas that could be operationally beneficial to Nigeria in its battle to defeat terrorism. “Air Chief Marshal Badeh reiterated the commitment of the Nigerian military to protecting the territorial integrity of the nation.” Sri-Lanka was said to be acclaimed as having achieved the reputation of effectively defeating terrorism in its territory, which might have informed the Nigerian military’s desire to adopt that country’s approach in the country
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