Nigerian troops
Baga:
Nigerian troops
Baga: Troops Sustain Clearance Operations in Northern
Borno
The Theatre Commander Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Major General
Benson Akinroluyo has urged troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE
conducting clearance operations in Baga town and adjoining villages
to sustain the fighting spirit with which they have defeated Boko
Haram terrorists in Baga and other surrounding villages.
General Akinroluyo gave the charge on Saturday 12 January 2018,
during an operational visit to Baga, where he conveyed the special
commendation of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General
Tukur Yusuf Buratai to gallant troops who had in a recent clearance
operation dislodged elements of Boko Haram terrorists from Baga, as
well as other surrounding villages thereby fully regaining control
of the locations.
Addressing the troops, who were evidently in high spirit,
General Akinroluyo accompanied by the Commander, Nigerian Army
Special Forces Command, Major General Moundhey Ali, told the troops
that the COAS was particularly pleased with their recent victory
over the insurgents and the operational successes in the general
area of Baga and the adjoining villages.
He urged them to be relentless and decisive in combating the
insurgents, adding, that no inch of Nigeria’s territory should be
occupied by the terrorists. He also enjoined the troops to sustain
the tempo of the operation and maintain a high morale to enable
them consolidate on the successes so far made in the clearance
Operations.
General Akinroluyo further gave the troops assurance that their
welfare is paramount to the Chief of Army Staff and pointed out,
that their wellbeing is a priority, that cannot be misplaced by the
current leadership. He noted, that troops who were wounded during
the operation are currently receiving adequate treatment and are
fast recuperating.
The Theatre Commander and other members of the visiting team,
later inspected the troops’ equipment at their various
deployments.
ONYEMA NWACHUKWU
Colonel
Deputy Director Public Relations
Theatre Command Operation LAFIYA DOLE