Mr Ndume commended the people of Gwoza for their resilience and commitment to self-reliance.
‘‘The problems of insurgency and kidnapping are drug induced.’’
“The issues of drug abuse are not funny and we must treat it squarely at both individual and governmental levels.”
Those who spoke with journalists hailed the efforts of security agencies in tackling the menace.
Defence spokesman Edward Buba disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday on the armed forces operations.
Mr Tailkh said the unit had been providing surgical care for blast victims—those with gunshot wounds—and had trained health personnel in Borno.
“We no longer rely on 1970 or 1980 equipment to fight the battle of 2023. The Nigerian Army has procured various modern equipment and also has internally built ones.”
Mr Lagbaja said the army had recorded considerable achievements in the fight against insurgency, banditry and other criminality.
Until his appointment, the new air chief was the chief of standards and evaluation at Air Force Headquarters.
Mr Marwa said the 2018 drug survey figure of 10.6 million Nigerians abusing cannabis alone was enough to sound the alarm bell.
