The Nigerian Army has confirmed the killing of an Army Colonel
and a Captain in an ambush laid by Boko Haram terrorists in Borno/
Yobe states axis.
The Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, in Charge of the
212 Battalion in the northeast, Col Ado Isa said in a statement
that the incident happened when troops were in hot pursuit of
terrorists who came to attack a military base.
He said three soldiers were also killed in the attack, while the
Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen. Tukur Buratai has commiserated with
the families of the fallen heroes.
The statement by Col Isa reads: “Troops of 212 Battalion
deployed at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Jakana, on Wednesday 17Th
July 2019 dealt with and neutralised unconfirmed number of Boko
Haram/ISWAP Terrorists when they woefully attempted to infiltrate
their base in dire need for logistics.
“The terrorists came at about 1845 hours in 7 Gun Trucks and
fought fiercely to infiltrate the camp, but the attack was thwarted
with heavy fire and bombardment by the gallant and patriotic troops
who were vigilant and battle-ready.
“The terrorists couldn’t bear the firepower any longer after
losing a significant number of both equipment and personnel in an
exchange of fire.
“They lost initiative and withdrew in disarray along the
Benisheikh – Damaturu axis, – abandoning a damaged utility Gun
truck which was earmarked to convey looted items.
“Troops immediately followed in hot pursuit and the following
items were captured:
1 x Anti Aircraft Gun
2 x Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) Tubes
2 x AK 47 Rifles
15 x Machine Gun rounds
and 12 x AK 47 NATO rounds.
“Sadly, a Colonel and a Captain, as well as 3 soldiers on
transit from Maiduguri to Damaturu, run into an ambush staged by
the routed/fleeing terrorists from the Jakana axis which led to
their unfortunate death.
“The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf
Buratai while commiserating with the families of the fallen heroes
reiterated that “Personnel of the Nigerian Army will never be
deterred in the ongoing noble and patriotic fight against terrorism
and insurgency in the North East”.
“He further commended the efforts of the entire troops in the
theatre and charged them to remain focus, highly committed and
professional in the discharge of their constitutional roles.
“The sacrifices of the fallen heroes in the ongoing fight
against terrorism and insurgency is no doubt painful to all, but
that will further spur us to do more to ensure that our country
remains secured, peaceful and free from terrorist activities for
the overall interest of the nation.”
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NIS Boss Urges Security Spokespersons to Communicate
Always
The Controller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service,
Muhammad Babandede has tasked security spokesperson to always
communicate with the public not only when there is crisis.
Babandede made the charge when the management of the Centre for
Crisis Communication (CCC) paid him a courtesy visit in his
office.
Babandede stated that for the Nigerian Immigration,
communication is an integral part of its services. According to
him, NIS deals with the world and as such needs to communicate well
to the public.
CG NIS
with CCC Management
He disclosed that the Service take the issue of capacity
building in the areas of communication very seriously considering
that both its internal and external public are mostly elite. He
explained that as an organisation that performs both the law
enforcement agency and service facilitator, NIS takes the issue of
communication very seriously.
Appreciating the thoughtfulness of the CCC to focus on building
the capacity of information and public relations officers of
military, security, intelligence and response agencies in Nigeria,
he promised to partner the centre to enhance the capacity of
Immigration officers in the art of public communication.
Earlier in his remarks, the Executive Secretary of the Centre,
Air Commodore Yusuf Anas (Rtd), acknowledged the tremendous
achievements of the Immigration boss since assuming office.
According to him, these include the introduction of ingenious
initiatives that will aid Nigeria’s immigration challenges like the
newly introduced Immigration E-Registration, Visa-on-Arrival which
will enhance Nigeria’s ease of doing business and also
infrastructural developments aimed at repositioning the service for
effectiveness.
By PRNigeria