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| Nigeria Military Offensive Aims to Weaken Boko Haram |
| 2015-02-19 |
| [VOA News] The multinational offensive against the Boko Haram Islamist militants will not be deterred by threats from the group's leader to disrupt Nigeria's March 28 election, according to military spokesman Major General Chris Olukolade. "All of those empty threats are very likely reactions to the ongoing offensive and it will continue," said Olukolade. "The move will continue and the essence is to achieve the objectives of incapacitating the group to the extent that they cannot be the nuisance that they have always been." He said the military operation will restore law and order in areas formerly controlled by the militants, and minimize the security threat to residents. Olukolade's comments followed the latest Boko Haram threat to scuttle the election. He said the prospects of success are good for the military operation against the militants. "Consistently the plan is to ensure that there is heat on them from every part as we try to sweep them from where they are having their activities prevalent. A lot of offensives have started against every location where they are and it's yielding results, and we are doing this in the spirit of very highly coordinated air and land operation. Each move is backed by appropriate air strikes that have also been yielding results," said Olukolade. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Well, that would be a step in the right direction. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2015-02-19 07:43 |