The Chief of Protection Workers, Basic Christopher Musa, has advocated using the non-kinetic strategy within the ongoing battle towards crime within the nation.
In line with him, no fewer than 2,000 Boko Haram terrorists, via a non-kinetic strategy, surrendered to the troops on the peak of the insurgency within the nation.
Musa spoke throughout a lecture on the opening of the Nationwide Safety Course on 'Psychological Operations and Strategic Communications' in Abuja on Monday.
Musa, represented by Protection Headquarters Director of Coaching, Admiral Daupreye Matthew, nonetheless, mentioned the navy has scaled up using exhausting and smooth energy in counter-insurgency operations to include the rising and altering nature of adversaries.
He mentioned: “Using non-kinetic efforts beneath Operation Protected Hall led to the give up of over 2,000 Boko Haram members between 2016 and 2017. 67 p.c of those that surrendered belonged to the Abubakar Shekau faction of the insurgents.
“Additionally, between 2016 and 2022, 1,543 repentant terrorists graduated from Mallam Sidi Camp in Gombe State and 1,935 had been launched from Bulumkutu Camp in Borno.
“Between July 2021 and Could 4, 2022 alone, no fewer than 51,828 terrorists and their members of the family surrendered, of which 13,360 had been fighters.
“Up to now, 106,000 terrorists and their members of the family have surrendered within the Northeast.”
He additionally advocated particular person case administration, referral providers, community-based peacebuilding, reconciliation and reintegration to fight insecurity within the nation.
The top of intelligence, Main-Gen. Emmanuel Undiandeye mentioned the five-day program aimed to reinforce safety specialists' understanding of the dynamics of psychological operations and strategic communications.
Undiandeye described psychological operation and strategic communication as integral to trendy warfare, however regardless of its significance, it has been extensively uncared for by communication scholarship.
In line with him, it’s now used not solely to control an enemy's will to battle, but in addition to affect public opinion.
He mentioned the deployment of strategic communications influences operations and non-kinetic instruments to win hearts and minds and improve nationwide safety and cohesion.
