President Goodluck Jonathan has told the Secretary General of the
United Nations, Mr Ban Ki Moon that due to the success so far recorded
by troops deployed to the North Eastern states of Borno, Yobe and
Adamawa, the state of Emergency may not last for six months as
prescribed by the constitution.
In a meeting with the Secretary General on the sideline of the Africa Union conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Dr Jonathan said the military operation in the troubled states was going very well and the military have strictly adhered to the rules of engagement.
He explained that the successes recorded by the military is exemplified by the lack of collateral civilian casualties, noting that the operation has helped in creating a better relationship between the civilian population and members of the armed forces.
The president told the Secretary General that government would do everything possible to ensure that the civilian population is not put through hardship, adding that the rules of engagement given to the military deployed in the area is strictly adhered to by the military.
He said governments’s decision to release women and children members of the Boko Haram was in the spirit of the rules of engagement of the operation.
Earlier in his remarks, the Secretary General of the United Nations sympathized with the government and people of Nigeria over the activities of Boko Haram, saying that Terrorism is a global phenomenon that must be confronted by the international community.
He reiterated his call on the Nigerian military engaged in operations in the affected states where state of emergency has been declared to be prudent and cautious in protecting the civilian population in the areas of operation.
In a meeting with the Secretary General on the sideline of the Africa Union conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Dr Jonathan said the military operation in the troubled states was going very well and the military have strictly adhered to the rules of engagement.
He explained that the successes recorded by the military is exemplified by the lack of collateral civilian casualties, noting that the operation has helped in creating a better relationship between the civilian population and members of the armed forces.
The president told the Secretary General that government would do everything possible to ensure that the civilian population is not put through hardship, adding that the rules of engagement given to the military deployed in the area is strictly adhered to by the military.
He said governments’s decision to release women and children members of the Boko Haram was in the spirit of the rules of engagement of the operation.
Earlier in his remarks, the Secretary General of the United Nations sympathized with the government and people of Nigeria over the activities of Boko Haram, saying that Terrorism is a global phenomenon that must be confronted by the international community.
He reiterated his call on the Nigerian military engaged in operations in the affected states where state of emergency has been declared to be prudent and cautious in protecting the civilian population in the areas of operation.
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