Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja
The arrival, last week, of six A-29 Super Tucano fighter jets, the first batch of 12 ordered by the federal government from the United States, raised hopes that the fighter planes would make a difference in the raging war against insurgency and banditary.
But military experts have argued that the long term panacea to security challenges confronting the nation lies with the nation coming together to address the root cause of the problem.
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, said last week that the military would not tolerate any form of violence directed at the country’s unity.