House of Reps Urges Army to change strategy against Boko Haram

The House of Representatives have called on the Nigerian Army to change strategy from being defensive to being offensive in the war against Boko Haram and Islamic State’s West Africa Province in the North-East.
At the plenary on Tuesday, a member from Borno State, Haruna Mshellia, had moved a motion of urgent public importance to decry the recent attacks by terrorists.
Adopting the motion, the House urged the military authorities to station at least a battalion of personnel and appropriate equipment at Mandiragrau, Askira and Garkida communities, NEMA to immediately provide all the communities affected with relief materials to cushion the effects of the attacks on the citizens and NEDC to provide foodstuff to all the communities affected.