English: The military have rightly stated that ISWAP may not be holding most of the territories where it overran its bases, especially the town of Baga. ISWAP, on its part, is also right when it says it has sacked soldiers from the areas it attacked, including Baga. Neither the military nor the insurgents have the manpower and capacity to hold and govern over these large expanse of land sustainably. But in desisting from building visible administrative and military structures in the areas of their primary interest ISWAP have evolved in a way that is difficult for Nigerian troops to track. On the other hand, by being fixated with claim of control of territories the military have only succeeded in making its troops sitting ducks and easy targets of the enemy.
Igbo: Ndị agha ekwuola kpọmkwem na ISWAP nwere ike ma ya ejideghị isi ọrụ ebe ha kpaworo ike, tụmadị n'obodo Baga. ISWAP, n'aka nke ya, kwuru eziokwu ma ọ sị na ha achụọla ndị agha n'ebe ha wakporola gunyere Baga. Ma ndị agha,  ma ndị omekome enweghị ike ijide ma chịkwaa nnukwu ala ahụ. Ma ka ha achọghị ịrụ ụlọ anya na-ahụ n'ebe ahụ dị ha mma, ISWAP ejeela n'ụzọ ga-esiri ndị agha ike ịchọta. N'aka nke ọzọ, site n'ikwu na ndị ọrụ ya ji obodo, ndị agha emeriela naanị site ime ka ha bụrụ ọbọgwụ ma dị mfe ndị iro ịwakpo.