In response to the ongoing fight against the spread of the Coronavirus disease, the Armed Forces of Nigeria has developed a twopronged approach to fight the pandemic, namely; the medical and security approaches.
The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations who made this known in Abuja explained that the medical approach is the deployment of military personnel in the aid of all Ministries Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government through the provision of land, maritime and air assets, for transportation of emergency cases and medical supplies.
“Furthermore, under the medical aid, we have 17 medical facilities spread across the Country, which have been designated for isolation and treatment of confirmed cases of the COVID-19. We have also concluded plans to recall our retired medical personnel to complement those in active service,” he said.
On Security Related Support, Enenche explained that the Armed Forces of Nigeria will activate its Disaster Response Units across the Country in conjunction with National Emergency Management Agency.
These units, according to him, will be responsible for security management of emergencies other than medicals.
Meanwhile, the Armed Forces said it has destroyed some structures belonging to elements of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) in air strikes conducted at Muktu in the Northern part of Borno State.
Bernard Onyeuko, Acting Director Defence Media Operations explained that the mission was executed by the Air Component of Operation Lafiya Dole on 25 March 2020, as part of the ongoing subsidiary Operation Decisive Edge.
“Accordingly, Operation Lafiya Dole dispatched its fighter jets to engage the identified compounds, scoring accurate hits leading to the destruction of the structures as well as the neutralization of their occupants”, he said.
