The Chief of Army Staff (COAS)Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja is on a mission to reinvigorate ongoing Counter terrorism counter insurgency operations being conducted by troops of Joint Task Force Operation HADIN KAI in the North East Theatre of Operations.
According to a statement by the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, the Army Chief arrived Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state on Thursday 31st August 2023 on an operational tour to assess the security situation.
General Lagbaja was briefed by the Theatre Commander Major General Golden Chibuisi on the current security situation of the North East, ongoing operational activities to clear terrorists from their enclaves in the Lake Chad region, the Mandara mountains as well as the challenges of the yask force.
The COAS applauded the troops for the operational successes so far attained and observed that new trends have been noticed in the activities of the terrorists who are now reverting to abduction for ransome, pillaging for logistics and attacking civilians with Improvised Explosive Device ( IED).
He assured that Combat
enablers will be provided to support ongoing operations to further ensure more pronounced stability in the region.
More updates will be provided as the COAS continues his operational tour of the North East Theatre of Operations.
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