he Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has said that the Army has engaged in spiritual warfare to counter Boko Haram propaganda.<\/p>\n\n\n
Buratai, represented by Brig.-Gen. Timothy Olwomeye, the Director Civil Military Affairs, ated this at the 2019 Chaplains annual Training Conference and Retreat on Tuesday in Sokoto State.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u201cWe were involved in a joint seminar on Spiritual Warfare as an effective means against insurgency and other forms of restiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u201cBoko Haram and the likes cannot be defeated by kinetic military warfare alone.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u201cFinding appropriate counter-narratives against these violent extremist sects will immensely be a big push towards eradicating their negative activities in Nigeria,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n
Buratai said Nigeria and the world at large are grappling with the harsh reality of restiveness mostly shrouded in religious, economic and political undertones.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u201cThese tendencies have caused disorder and wanton destruction of lives and property of many innocent citizens who have continued to look unto the government for solace.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u201cPresident Muhammadu Buhari has continued to offer succour and renewing the hope of the country\u2019s citizens through the relentless efforts of our Armed Forces and other security agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n
\u201cWe, therefore, must call to mind always that the noble task of protecting the territorial integrity of the nation while also being proactively involved in aid of our civil authority is our prime responsibility,\u201d Buratai said.<\/p>\n\n\n
He said the Army had continued to engage with the religious directorate on possible proactive measures to help in winning this fight against the various forms of restiveness in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n
The COAS described the theme, \u201cThe Non-Kinetic Strength in the face of Armed Banditry and other Security Challenges: The Role of the Military Chaplains\u201d, as very relevant in this battle.<\/p>\n\n\n
He further noted that the choice of the Northwest for the event meant they were in tandem with the efforts of the government in quelling the teeming security challenges of banditry in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n
He called for more collaboration between the Directorates of Civil-Military Affairs and the three Religious Directorates in the efforts to contain the security challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n
By NAN
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