 Was to token security in Mattis, the Chief of Armistaff, Lieutenant General Farouk Yahya has called his administration high in the area of combatant insurgency in the north-east areas of Nigeria. Speaking in early the Evo State Capitol during the 159th Army Day celebration, Yahya says that Nigerian army or military are reclaiming towns and communities from the hands of terrorists and bandits in the north-eastern part. They said that military has resettled hundreds of the returnees or were initially displaced to their homes. Details in this report. The arrival of the Chief of Armistaff signaled the decrementment of the media interaction with the Chief of Armistaff and some media executives joined from mainstream media houses. This follows the introduction of media executives and senior military officers. In his opening remarks, the Chief of Armistaff, Lieutenant General Farouk Yahya, ruled out the achievements of the Nigerian army in the last one year. According to the Chief of Armistaff, the army working with other security agencies has been able to recapture towns and communities from the hands of the terrorists in the north-east with great number of Boko Haram and Iswab surrendering and rescue of victims. Media, I don't quite understand the partners. And indeed we know they are. All we need to do is to now engage them and pay them for the work that we have done here. And we should continue to also do that. In our, the army we have also our own branch that was responsible for that, headed by the director of public relations and now under the general guidance of the quality and plans of Armistaff and your staff. I want to say that we have the sheep home. The interactive session gave enough room for the media executives to ask questions, ranging from Shirero Kilian to the train attack along Kaduna Abuja Express Road. Lieutenant General Farouk Yahya stressed the need to foster civil military relationship to share information that will help win the war against enemy of states. I request that we continue in that direction that I write together. What we put across every time in the whole of society approach to security, which meant everyone has their own to play. And now play it where you belong. You are especially in that place and you know all the techniques you can do to improve our operational activities of our own interests and security for Nigeria, where we belong. With this year's Army Day celebration, it's hoped that the event will serve as a moral booster for officers and troops of the Nigerian Army to combat terrorism in the country.