The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has explained that the escalation in attacks and killings by terrorists across theatres in the North in recent times followed pressure being mounted on them by troops through aggressive operations.
The Director Defence Media Operations (DMO), Maj.-Gen. Michael Onoja, disclosed this on Friday at a news briefing, while responding to question on the incessant attacks, killings and kidnappings by the terrorists.
Onoja, however, said that scores of the terrorists were being killed across the country, assuring that their decimation is ongoing.
“You know, one of the things with terrorists is that when you put pressure on them, they are likely to target soft targets.
“I also want to let you know that that is what they are doing. But that should not deter us,” he said, adding that in the course of time the terrorists would be smoked out “from wherever they are”.
He added, “What is happening is that due to the pressure that the cooperation with America is bringing to bear on them, they are now targeting soft targets in order to magnify their operations.
