Insurgency not overwhelming troops – Former army chief, Buratai

Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Turku Buratai (rtd), says the insurgency bedeviling the state particularly the Northeast is not overwhelming the Nigerian troops.

Buratai made this connection connected Friday erstwhile helium featured successful an interrogation connected ‘Politics Today’, a programme connected Channels Television monitored by DAILY POST.

He was speaking connected the combat against insurgency and banditry.

“I don’t spot that the insurgency is someway overwhelming the troops. We are okay. Now we person much enablers successful presumption of drones.

“A batch of platforms person been injected but the subject inactive needs much of specified platforms and the enablers.

“If you look astatine the landmass of the Northeast only, it’s rather enormous. This is what we person ever talked astir adjacent during our time.

“If you look astatine it, the troops are truthful dispersed. Manpower and instrumentality are challenges,” helium said.

Insurgency not overwhelming troops – Former service chief, Buratai