Beyond bullets: Buratai, experts push new strategy against terrorism

From Noah Ebije, Kaduna
Former Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd) has called for a comprehensive approach to tackling terrorism in Nigeria, insisting that military force alone cannot guarantee lasting peace without good governance, economic empowerment, community participation, and regional cooperation.
This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Kaduna by Buratai’s Media Adviser, Dahiru DanFulani, following Buratai’s call on Friday in Lagos at the public presentation of Beyond Military Force: A Strategy for Countering Terrorism in Nigeria, a new book authored by Professor Joan Ugo Mbagwu of Chrisland University, Abeokuta, Ogun State.
The former arm...