Defence minister visits troops of Operation Lafiya Dole in Borno

Date:

Jutha Gupah, Maiduguri
August 6, 2017.

 

 

The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, has commenced a two-day
“familiarization and assessment” visit on troops in the front lines of
Operation Lafiya Dole in North-East to boost their morals fight Boko
Haram insurgency and terrorism to the finish.

Dan-Ali’s assessment visit was made known on Sunday; by his Spokesman,
Col. Tukur Gusau in an interactive session with journalist in
Maiduguri.

He said the two-day (Sunday and Monday); was part of operational
engagement to enable the minister “meet and interact” with troops in
the front line of Sambisa Forests and northern Borno, where
insurgents, are still hiding.

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His words: “These visits are designed to appraise the performance of
troops with a view to improve their effectiveness and capacity in the
ongoing Counter-Insurgency Campaigns in Borno state and the affected
sub-region of North-East.”

He further disclosed that the minister would visit the Theatre Command
Headquarters and other military formations in the region.
He however noted that the visit was necessitated sequel to the upsurge
of Boko Haram suicide bombings and the challenges posed by terrorists
in the Northeast.

Gusau continued: “The minister will go to the front, where he will
interact with soldiers to know how government can support them, to
enable them accomplishes their mission and end insurgency.
“It will also facilitate implementation of proactive measures to
address some of problems affecting the operation,”
Yesterday’s visit, brings to four, during which he met with some of
the troops in Bama and Monguno of Borno state, 145 kilometres North of
Maiduguri, the epicenter of Boko Haram.

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