{"id":17102,"date":"2019-10-23T16:49:09","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T16:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=17102"},"modified":"2019-10-23T16:49:09","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T16:49:09","slug":"army-has-engaged-in-spiritual-warfare-to-fight-insurgency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/army-has-engaged-in-spiritual-warfare-to-fight-insurgency","title":{"rendered":"Army has engaged in spiritual warfare to fight insurgency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has said that the Army has engaged in spiritual warfare to counter<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boko_Haram\"> Boko Haram<\/a> propaganda.<\/p>\n<p>Buratai, represented by Brig.-Gen. Timothy Olowomeye, the Director Civil Military Affairs, stated this at the 2019 Chaplains annual Training Conference and Retreat on Tuesday in Sokoto.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dWe were involved in a joint seminar on Spiritual Warfare as an effective means against insurgency and other forms of restiveness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dBoko Haram and the likes cannot be defeated by kinetic military warfare alone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dFinding 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<p>Buratai said Nigeria and the world at large were grappling with the harsh reality of restiveness mostly shrouded in religious, economic and political undertones.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dThese 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<p>\u201d President 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<p>\u201d lWe, 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<p>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<p>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<p>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<p>He called for more collaboration between the Directorates of Civil Military Affairs (DCMA) and the three Religious Directorates in the efforts to contain the security challenges.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the Armed Forces have attained great feats in the fight against insurgents, breaking their ranks and degrading their will to fight.<\/p>\n<p>He expressed optimism that the conference would develop appropriate narratives required to counter the ideologies of the religious terror groups.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking also, the Coordinator, Brig.-Gen. Charles Chidebere, said the event was in furtherance of efforts to win the war not by blazing guns but through winning the hearts of all with profound messages of peace.<\/p>\n<p>Chidebere appealed to religious leaders, tribes, communities and people at large to uphold the true message of religion which included peace, tolerance and unity in words and actions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201d We must refute in strongest terms possible all forms of extreme religious fanaticism and its attendant security threat to the nation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that series of activities were lined up during the conference which ends on Oct. 25.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has said that the Army has engaged in spiritual warfare to counter Boko Haram propaganda. Buratai, represented by Brig.-Gen. 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