We are winning battle against terrorism – Armychief

Nigerian Army is gradually winning the war against Boko Haram, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, said in Kaduna on Tuesday.The COAS, who was represented by Chief of Policy
and Plans in the Army Headquarters, Abuja, Maj.-
Gen. Olakunle Akinyemi, at a week-long training,
however, urged the soldiers, never to rest on their
laurels.
Ihejirika said, "The threat posed by the Boko Haram
terrorist group is a challenge we all must come
together to overcome. Though, the battle is gradually
being won, we must remain focused and proactive at
all times. As combat support arms, have major roles
to play in this regards.
"Nigerian Army of the 21st Century must have the
capability to respond effectively to the growing
number of new military missions and tasks, such as
internal security, disaster management and Peace
Support Operations. Above all, we need to transform
in order to adjust to our own internal situations."
Lauding the efforts of the Army in the war against
terrorists groups in the country, Gombe State
Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo said but for the
timely and quick intervention of the Army, his state
would have by now been overrun by Boko Haram.
He said, "Gombe citizens were witnesses to when
they were bombing our Police station in the heart of
the city. And on the street you will not know when
somebody will just use the gun, shoot you and get
away with it but when the Army flooded the town
courtesy of President Goodluck Jonathan and the
Chief of Army Staff these attacks have come under
control."
Commander of NACA, Maj.-Gen. Amnon Kwaskebe,
said the current threat posed by terrorists and
subsequent implication on its combat support arms
underscores the need for training in the war against
terrorism in the country.