From Timothy Olanrewaju, Maiduguri
Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 12, Mr. Tunde Ogunsakin, has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari’s handling of the Boko Haram insurgency in the North East. He noted that the president’s approach has boosted the morale of men and officers of the Nigeria Police and other security agencies deployed to the area to end Boko Haram.
Ogunsakin said the president’s marching order to the military to end Boko Haram and his insistence on reviewing operational method for effective counter-insurgency war served as morale-booster, even to the cops in the area.
The AIG, who controls Borno, Bauchi and Yobe said policemen in the area are complementing the military to sustain the emerging peace.
“We have brought our experience to bear, insurgents are on the run. The Army and the Police have done an excellent job.
The battle is won, the pockets of insurgents you have now are on the run attacking soft targets. They have been decimated. The attention now is how to re-settle the IDPs and the president is looking up to the Police to take over from the Army for proper re-settlement of the IDPs,” he disclosed.