Nigeria incorporate new ammunition to fight insurgency

Nigeria had incorporated some new systems and ammunition aimed at the continuous fight against insurgency in the country, a senior military officer said on Sunday.

Nigeria's Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosun disclosed this to reporters in the country's economic hub of Lagos.

The new systems and ammunition were currently being tested in Lagos to bring additional capabilities to the ongoing fight against insurgency in the north-east, Amosun said.

"We are incorporating some new systems and some new ammunition to the platforms we have and we also need to intensify the day and night operations and we are here essentially to flag off the operations," he said.

Amosun urged the citizens not to panic as occasionally there might be gun fires and ammunition being delivered, adding that the Air Force had been on air, notifying the public accordingly.

The Air Force chief told reporters that the operation was an opportunity to take a look at the maritime environment, adding that challenges were not only in the north-east but also in the maritime environment.

According to him, the Air Force was not in the operations alone, adding that the Nigerian Navy and the Arny were also part of the operations.

The military told reporters that fighting insurgency and terrorism was not an easy task, however, there were well trained military to fight and conquer insurgency.

He said there were collaborations from the French forces from Chad, Niger and Cameron, adding that there had been support even before now which was still ongoing. Endi