The theatre commander of Operation Hadin Kai, Christopher Musa, says 75 per cent of the ongoing counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism operations are non-kinetic while kinetic operations constitute 25 per cent.

Mr Musa stated this while addressing journalists and non-governmental organisations on Monday in Maiduguri. He said that 75 per cent was about rendering humanitarian assistance to insurgency victims, either displaced or rescued.

“We are all here to ensure that there is peace in the North-East and what we are saying is that we know that the kinetic aspects of what we are doing are just about 25 per cent while 75 per cent of everything that is going here is humanitarian assistance,” army commander explained.

He added, “If we are able to achieve that, the 25 per cent is going to provide the enabling environment. Even if we actually put the 25 per cent, the 75 per cent is still idle.”

The theatre commander also commiserated with the humanitarian organizations over the recent incident involving a soldier who went berserk, killed a humanitarian worker, and injured others.

He said an investigation was being conducted to unravel the circumstances that led to the incident to forestall a reoccurrence, reiterating the determination of the command to ensure the safety of humanitarian workers to be able to carry out their activities.

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