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The Theatre Commander of Operation “Hadin Kai”, Maj.-Gen. Christopher Musa has disclosed that 75 per cent of the ongoing counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism operations are non-kinetic while kinetic operations constitute 25 per cent.
Musa made the disclosure while addressing newsmen and a group of Civil Society/Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) on Monday in Maiduguri.
According to him, the 75 per cent was about the rendering of humanitarian assistance to the victims of insurgency either as displaced persons or rescued persons.
The Theatre Commander said that if the 75 per cent aspect of the operation could be achieved, the 25 per cent kinetic aspect would easily be achieved.
He said the collaboration of all stakeholders including the humanitarian agencies and NGOs was required to achieve the desired result.
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“We are all here to ensure that there is peace in the North East and what we are saying is that we know that the kinetic aspects of what we are doing are just about 25 per cent while 75 per cent of everything that is going here is humanitarian assistance.
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“If we are able to achieve that, the 25 per cent is going to provide the enabling environment. Even if we actually put the 25 per cent the 75 per cent is still idle.
“So I want to use this medium to appreciate all of you both the media and the humanitarian agencies for all your support.
“We know how difficult the terrain is, we know the sacrifices you are all make a lot to say that yes, we have achieved some level but we still have so much to do and together we are sure we will achieve success,” he said.
The theatre commander also commiserated with the humanitarian organizations over the recent incident involving a soldier who went berserk and killed a humanitarian worker and injured others.
He said that investigation was being conducted to unravel the circumstances that led to the incident with a view to forestalling such occurrences in the future.
He reiterated the determination of the command to ensure the safety of all humanitarian workers to be able to carry out their activities.
