The Nigerian Army has said that the continued detention of two separatist leaders, Nnamdi Kanu and Simon Ekpa, has brought relative peace in the Southeast region of the country.
Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Michael
Onoja said this in a statement.
Onoja stated that criminal activities have reduced across
the region in recent times.
“Crimes and other criminal activities have significantly
decreased during the year following troops’ intensified operations across the
South-Eastern states, as well as the recent court rulings against their leader,
Simon Ekpa, who was jailed by the Government of the Republic of Finland, and
Mazi Nnamdi Kanu,” Onoja said.
According to him, the developments have substantially
degraded the group’s capabilities.
The Defense spokesman explained that the extremists had
previously relied on attacking lightly manned checkpoints and security
outposts.
He added that such attacks often resulted in the killing of
security personnel, with weapons seized and later used to carry out further
terror activities in the region.
According to the Army, the ongoing operations would be
sustained to consolidate on recent gains, protect lives and property, and
prevent the regrouping of criminal elements in the South-East.
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