The Theatre Commander of Operation Hadin Kai, Major General Christopher Musa, has said the greatest challenge by the troops has been the use of Improvised Explosive Devices by terrorists. According to him, the deplorable state of roads in the North East region had enabled terrorists to plant explosives, adding that bad roads were slowing down their operations. He said, “The main challenge we are having now is the IEDs they plant on the way and run away. The government should just help us tar the roads.”Speaking on the increasing population of the terrorists, he said, “I can tell you that over 11,000 fighters have surrendered. This is a strange mentality to increase their population.”He said the terrorists had no permanent base and nowhere to run to due to the various operations being embarked on by the military.

Source: Punch May 10, 2022 08:40 UTC