- Chief of Defence Staff, General Chris Musa, assures Governor Uba Sani of expanding Operation Safe Haven to cover Birnin Gwari areas in Southern Kaduna
- The Nigerian military plans to change its mode of operation to include both kinetic and non-kinetic methods to combat insecurity and terrorism
General Chris Musa, Chief of Defence Staff, has assured Governor Uba Sani that the Nigerian Army’s Operation Safe Haven will be expanded in Southern Kaduna to cover Birnin Gwari areas.
According to him, some gaps have been identified and will be closed soon to prevent terrorists from operating freely in those local government areas.
The CDS made the announcement yesterday during a courtesy visit to Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim Government House.
According to General Musa, the Nigerian military is planning to change its mode of operation to include both kinetic and non-kinetic methods as it ramps up efforts to combat insecurity and terrorism across the country.
We are going to expand Operation Safe Haven in Southern Kaduna and Birnin Gwari areas. What we are doing is that we had a meeting with task force leaders and theatre commanders to develop a more robust and result-oriented approach.
We are changing the mode of operation from what it used to be; it will now be both kinetic and non-kinetic. We observed that there are some gaps, so we are going to close them down because closing them down will make it difficult for terrorists to move around and operate freely, ensuring that the people of Kaduna have peace of mind, he said.
He explained that everyone needs to come together and take ownership as they take the fight to the terrorists.
In his remarks, Governor Sani appealed for a prolonged stay of the special forces and the expansion of Operation Safe Haven in Southern Kaduna to Kafanchan, Zangon Kataf, Kaura, Sanga, Birnin Gwari and Giwa areas to restrict bandits from using the state as a refuge.