🇳🇬 Theatre Commander Assesses 29 Brigade, Tasks Troops on Vigilance

Theatre Commander, Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar, has charged frontline troops of 29 Task Force Brigade to sustain vigilance and crush terrorists under Operation HADIN KAI.

Zig Diaries Defence
Date: Thursday, 28 August 2025
Time: 22:30 WAT
Location: 📍 Maiduguri, Nigeria

The charge came during his two-day operational assessment of units across Borno State between 26 and 27 August 2025.

According to a statement by the Media Information Officer, Joint Task For ce Operation Hadin Kai, Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, the visit covered 154 Task Force Battalion at Ngamdu, 156 at Mainok, 273 at Jakana, and the 29 Brigade headquarters at Benisheikh.

Maj Gen Abubakar commended troops’ gallantry and urged resilience against terrorist threats. He emphasised close supervision, effective coordination, and prioritisation of troop welfare, especially feeding standards.

He held direct interactions with soldiers, addressing administrative challenges on the spot while pledging to escalate others to higher command.

Brigadier General Oseni Braimah, Commander 29 Brigade, alongside unit Commanding Officers, briefed the Theatre Commander on measures to dominate the area and deny terrorists freedom of action.

They assured him of their resolve to sustain the operational tempo and protect lives and property.

Senior staff officers, formation commanders, and the Commander Sector 2, Brigadier General Beyidi Martins, were also in attendance.

Fact-Check & Background Context
Operation HADIN KAI remains Nigeria’s largest counter-insurgency mission in the North-East. 

The 29 Task Force Brigade, headquartered in Benisheikh, plays a critical role in securing the Maiduguri-Damaturu highway and surrounding towns, a corridor repeatedly targeted by Boko Haram and ISWAP elements. 

Sustained operational tempo in this axis is vital to preventing terrorist resurgence and safeguarding civilian movement.

🏷️ TAGS: Theatre Commander, Nigerian Army, Abdulsalam Abubakar, Operation HADIN KAI, Borno, Counterterrorism, COAS, Defence.

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