The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has reassured Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari will continue to provide the necessary leadership and logistic support to the Armed Forces.

The BMO gave the assurance in a statement signed by its Chairman, Mr Niyi Akinsiju, and Secretary, Mr Cassidy Madueke, on Thursday in Abuja.

It urged the armed forces to go ahead and complete the job of routing out the insurgents in line with presidential directives.

According to it, the continuing mass surrender of Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists is a clear sign of the correctness of the new approach of the Buhari administration to the ongoing war against insurgency.

The group said this was quite encouraging, adding that the president, his military top brass and the troops deserved huge encomiums for their efforts.

It added that the military authorities deserved commendation for making the front lines hot for the terrorists in the country.

It further said that like many Nigerians, it was surprised to see how the armed forces had been quietly carrying out the President’s directive.

This, it noted, was especially on the counter-insurgency operations and literally smoking out top Boko Haram commanders and their foot soldiers from their dens in the Sambisa Forest and other enclaves around the Lake Chad.

“As of the second week of August, no fewer than 1,000 terrorists and their families have been documented as having surrendered in the face of massive offensive by ground and air troops who have taken the battle to the insurgents.”

BMO noted that the ongoing operations had been largely intelligence driven and had shown a clear inter-agency synergy that may had caught the terrorists unawares.

“So there is no shadow of a doubt that the military has seized the initiative and we agree with the conclusion of a notable defence analyst, Chidi Omeje.

“That the terrorists have been boxed into a cul-de-sac, hence the recent trend of mass surrender,” the group said.

It, however, urged relevant authorities to do what was necessary with the terrorists in line with international best practices and the leadership of the armed forces to sustain the onslaught and prove doubters wrong.

It noted that many, including opposition elements, and so called government critics who were always quick to share viral posts and terrorists’ propaganda videos had been stunned into silence.

It said it was at a loss on why the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which had a habit of playing politics with security issues had not said a word on the military successes.

“Another group that seems to have lost its voice is the Amnesty International which has a habit of levelling all manners of allegations against the armed forces.

“However, we join all patriots to hail the efforts of every member of the air and land components of Operation HADIN KAI as well as the military authorities,” it stated. (NAN)