The ongoing United States and Nigeria joint military operations should be extended to North-East of our country.
Senator Ali Ndume (Borno, APC) made the call, saying the persistent attacks by terrorist in the region made the call necessary.
While commending the recent airstrikes in Sokoto State, Ndume, a former chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, said by extending the operations to the North-East, it would significantly weaken the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram.
He said “we welcome this cooperation between Nigeria and the United States in targeting terrorist hideouts.
“I am calling on both governments to extend it to the North-East, where ISWAP and Boko Haram maintain three major strongholds—Lake Chad, the Mandara Mountains and the Sambisa Forest.”
He called for a deeper military collaboration, including training, intelligence sharing, logistics support and the deployment of attack helicopters to support ground troops
