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Be decisive against terrorists- Army chief tells troops

Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya, has charged troops of Operation HADIN KAI to be decisive and alert in the fight against the Islamic State West Africa Province and Boko Haram terrorists in North East Nigeria.

The Army chief, according to a statement by the Director Army Public Relations (DAPR), Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, on Sunday, stated this while addressing troops of Sector 3 Operation HADIN KAI/Multinational Joint Task Force, Monguno.

He was said to have embarked on his maiden operational tour of the sector, last Saturday.

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The statement was titled ‘Be decisive and alert in countering insurgency – COAS tells Sector 3 OPHK/MNJTF troops.’

It read, “General Faruk Yahaya lauded the level of discipline and commitment to duty exhibited by troops of the Sector. He, however, admonished them to be apolitical, decisive and circumspect in all their operational engagements.

“General Yahaya tasked both officers and soldiers of the Sector to conduct decisive offensive operations against the terrorist groups marauding in the theatre of operation.

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“He charged them to sustain the aggressive tempo of the operations and keep the flag flying, in order to bring insurgency to an end in the northeast.

“The COAS was accompanied during the tour by the Chief of Operations (Army) Major General Ibrahim Yusuf, Theatre Commander Operation HADIN KAI, Major General Christopher Musa, the Provost Marshal (Army) Maj.-Gen. Robert Aiyenigba, Chief of Military Intelligence (Army) Brig.-Gen. Danladi Salihu, Maritime Component Commander OPHK Commodore Richard Shammah, among other principal staff officers.”

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