The Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Onyeabo Ihejirika says the Nigerian Army is adopting a new strategy to fighting terrorism in the country.
He said “the Nigeria Army cannot always depend on a set pattern of operations”.
General Ihejirika made the remark at the graduation ceremony of 1,952 soldiers from Basic Counter Terrorism Course 6 at the Nigerian Army Training Centre Kontagora, Niger state.
Nigeria has been grappling with the upsurge of terrorist attacks in the northern region that has claimed many lives and raised fear among citizens and doubts over the capability of security forces.
Terrorist attacks including the killing of Italian and British hostages earlier this year raised calls for the military to adopt new tactics and skills in counter terrorism.
