By Bassey Asuquo
The Tinubu Media Volunteers (TMV) has attributed the recent revelation by the United States on the war against terrorism in Nigeria to the vigorous cooperation between the two countries.
In a statement signed by its Chairman, Chukwudi Enekwechi, and Secretary, Segun Ogedengbe, the group said the military cooperation was a result of the proactive policy of President Bola Tinubu’s administration on tackling insecurity with all available tools at its disposal.
The statement read in part: “It is noted that the United States government, through the Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism at the National Security Council, Dr Sebastian Gorka, had revealed that 199 jihadists were recently killed in a single raid. He added that US troops also confiscated the highest electronic and communication materials since the September 11 attacks from terrorists.
“We also acknowledge that since the assumption of office of the Tinubu administration, there has been a concerted effort to confront the menace of insecurity across the country. The resultant effect is a drastic reduction in terrorist attacks in the country.
“With the recent defence cooperation between the two countries, so many ungoverned spaces which had been the hideouts of the terrorists are being closed, thereby reducing their operational ability to carry out terrorist attacks against vulnerable communities.
“We also note that the ideological differences that hitherto existed between the United States government and the Nigerian government prior to President Tinubu assuming office have been removed, and this has opened avenues for the American military to work harmoniously with their Nigerian counterparts, and now recording unprecedented successes in tackling insecurity.
“We are glad that the Americans were able to eliminate the terrorists and equally captured a large cache of arms, ammunition, electronic and communications equipment, which the US team described as the highest since the September 11 attacks.”
The group applauded the Tinubu administration and urged it to sustain the tempo of operations against the terrorists while also continuing its military partnership with the US government.
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