Hyacinth Chinweuba
Major General John Enenche Coordinator Defence Media Operations, has said that going forward all outgoing information on military activities would be professionally managed through the newly created Directorate of Defence Media Operations (DDMO).
Unveiling the facility on behalf of the Chief of Defence Staff, General AG Olanisakin (NAM), Enenche, said, “I must first of all let you know that this new outfit of the Armed Forces of Nigeria is the latest strategic initiative of the Chief of Defence Staff, in line with our military effort on media operations.
“In this regard, our channel of communicating the operational activities of the Nigerian Military to the general public has been streamlined to one source which is henceforth the Directorate of Defence Media Operations.”
This implies that, the Directorate is now the clearing house for all information relating to the operational activities of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, which will provide authentic information on all issues bothering on military operations, he explained.
Additionally, the Directorate of Defence Media Operations is to disseminate information on multi agency operations of which the Nigerian Military is the lead agency, said the Coordinator, adding, “In clear terms, the Directorate of Defence Media Operations is responsible for press briefings, releases and other press activities on all Military and Armed Forces of Nigeria led multi agency operations, for internal and international engagements.”
He further explained that the purpose of this establishment is to ensure that the Armed Forces of Nigeria communicate its operational activities through one channel to the general public, and that it is visioned to achieve “INFORMATION DELIVERY FOR POSITIVE EFFECT”, at strategic, operational, tactical and other levels of our target audience.
He requested the cooperation and support of the media for the Directorate of Defence Media Operations to enable the outfit deliver on its mandate, assuring that the Nigerian Military will continue to review and restrategize so as to tackle the security challenges in the Country, in order to ensure adequate security of lives and property.