Ndudi Anyim
The Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. -Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, has commended troops of Sector 2 Operation LAFIYA DOLE for their exploits and achievements in dislodging members of the Boko Haram insurgents and Islamic States West Africa Province (ISWAP) criminals from their enclaves within the Timbuktu Triangle.
Security Watch Africa reports that the insurgents were dislodged during the first phase of Operation TURA TAKAIBANGO in the Sector’s Area of Operational Responsibility (AOR).
Gen. Attahiru who gave the commendation during his maiden familiarization visit to Sector 2 Headquarters in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, said he has also been briefed on the challenges confronting the troops in the Sector.
The COAS assured them of his intervention as soon as possible and commended the resilience, doggedness and professionalism exhibited since the beginning of Operations.
He equally encouraged them not to relent but to build on the successes recorded so far.
In his remarks, the Acting Commander Sector 2 Operation LAFIYA DOLE Brig. -Gen. Adamu Nura while welcoming the Chief of Army Staff assured him that the Sector under his watch will continue to make necessary sacrifices for the betterment of the county and North Eastern Region in particular.
He reiterated that Sector 2 will continue to align with the COAS Vision and Command Philosophy.
The Chief of Army Staff was thereafter conducted round to inspect ongoing projects and construction of new barracks for 233 Battalion in Damaturu.