U.S Army Urges The Nigerian Armed Forces To Change Its Tactics In The War Against Boko Haram

US military officials have urged the Nigerian Armed Forces to change the tactics being employed in the war against Boko Haram insurgents in the North Eastern Region of Nigeria.
US defence attache, Lieutenant-Colonel Sean McClure disclosed this on behalf of the U.S Army while speaking at the African security summit in Abuja.
McClure said: “Boko Haram’s tactics has evolved from improvised explosive devices to hiding within the local population, the change in their manner of approach necessitate a shift away from conventional strategies of fighting terrorist.”
He further noted that: “How they ( Nigerian Army) think in terms of combat, in my opinion, is still thinking of things as conventional warfare.”
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