Chief
of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, has said that the newly
formed 7 Army Division in Maiduguri, Borno State, would be equipped with
enhanced firepower and adequate logistics to facilitate its dealing
with terrorism in the North East and establish an enduring security in
its area of responsibility.
The COAS, while addressing officers of
the new Division in Maiduguri on Friday, said he would also ensure that
“all the units of the Division will possess necessary integrity and
cohesion from the onset.”
A statement by the Director, Defence
Information, Brig.Gen. Chris Olukolade, in Abuja quoted the Army Chief
as commending the General Officer Commanding and all the officers and
men for the professional way they had managed the transition in the
operation from the Joint Task Force.
The JTF combating terrorist insurgency in the north was recently dissolved while the new army division was created.
He urged the formation to maintain its
aggressive patrols in order to deny the remaining insurgents any respite
or opportunity to regroup or operate.
Ihejirika said the commitment of the
soldiers to the country’s security was commendable. He said President
Goodluck Jonathan was highly interested in the welfare of the troops and
the success of their operations.
“The COAS also had an audience with all
the Air Force pilots involved in the operations. He commended them for
their outstanding input in making the operation to achieve its
objectives and said that the ideal spirit of jointness has been
adequately demonstrated with their remarkable efforts in the operations
so far,” the statement added.
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