The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa has said that he wished to see the Internally Displaced Persons returned to their homes and called for the fusion of the Kinetic and non- kinetic campaigns to winning the war against criminalities in the region so as to achieve appreciable result.
General Musa said this today, 29 January 2024 at the 5th meeting of the Lake Chad Basin Governors Forum in Maiduguri, Borno State Capital.
Director Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, in a press statement noted that General Musa said he is at the meeting to further appreciate members for the support extented to the Armed Forces of Nigeria and the Multi National Joint Task Force.
He decribed the meeting of the governors as timely. The CDS pledged to do more in order to restore lasting peace in the Lake Chad Basin.
He therefore called for Unity of purpose amongst the leaders and other critical actors to allow the lake Chad region to flourish
The Defence Chief who also assured them of the commitment of the Armed Forces to assist the governors to fully address security problems in the region, called on all leaders of the region at all level to work in harmony in order to salvage security challenges.
Present at the occassion are; the Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, Senator Kashim Shettima who represented President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Governors of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa as well as Governors from Niger Republic, Chad and Cameroun, theatre Commander, Joint Taskforce North East Operation HADIN KAI, Major General Waidi Shaibu, senior officers from the Defence Headquarters.
