Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Tukur Buratai on Monday, said the army was restrategising to track and eliminate the remaining Boko Haram elements from the battle field.

Buratai said this while speaking with journalists at the media workshop, organised by the Nigerian Army School of Public Relations and Information (NASPRI) at 81 Division Officers’ Mess, Lagos.

Buratai, who was represented by the Chief of Civil-Military Affairs, Major-General Peter Boje, assured that the elements would finally be eliminated finally from the battlefield in no time.

Buratai, who was also the special guest of honour and speaker, delivered a lecture entitled, ‘’The Utilisation of New Generation Warfare Tactics: Gains and Successes in the North-East Operations’’.

He expressed delight that the military and the media had excellent working relationship, adding that the military at all times would continue to collaborate and exchange information with the media, as required.

Buratai, whose lecture talked about the concept of new generation warfare, challenges and way forward, identified information, psychological and cyber operation as some of the new generation warfare tactics.

He said the way forward was for every Nigerian to cooperate with the military in providing it with timely information on suspicious activities of individuals or groups in his or her community or locality.

Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adeshina, urged the military to ensure constant training and retraining of journalists aimed at ensuring better reportage of the military.

Adeshina, whose lecture was entitled,’’ The Challenges and Expectations of the Media in Military Operations, called on the military to facilitate scoops for the media.

While speaking with journalists, Adeshina also reiterated that the Federal Government’ commitment in tackling the insurgency, by going after the sponsors of Boko Haram.

On the released Chibok girls, Adeshina said the girls were being rehabilitated physically and psychologically.

Earlier, Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Colonel Sanni Usman, in his address of welcome said the workshop was a platform where the military and journalists would rub minds and exchange ideas.

Their participation in the study period is crucial to the overall success of the Nigerian Army’s Counter Insurgency and Peace Keeping Operation as well as other Internal Security Operations.

Commanding Officers, Directorate of Army Public Relation Officers (DAPR), journalists and personalities from other sectors are attending the three-day workshop.

The workshop is entitled: ‘New Generation Warfare: The Dynamics of Information Management’’.