The Theatre Commander, Joint Task Force, “Operations Hadin Kai”, Maj.-Gen. Christopher Musa, has said that the number of insurgents who have surrendered to the government has now reached 17,000. Musa made this known on Friday in Maiduguri during a courtesy call on the management of North East Development Commission (NEDC). Musa said those that surrendered […]
Abuja – The Nigerian Army has appointed Maj.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya as the new Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) to take over from the erstwhile theatre commander, Maj.-Gen. Olusegun Adeniyi. Yahaya, who was the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 1 Division, Kaduna, will hand over to the Maj.-Gen. Usman Muhammed, the erstwhile Chief of Civil […]
…2 soldiers wounded, several insurgents killed The Nigerian Army Tuesday confirmed that Boko Haram insurgents on Monday attacked the convoy of the Theatre Commander, ‘Operation LAFIYA DOLE’, Maj. Gen. Olusegun Adeniyi in an ambush. The terrorists however, suffered a devastating blow resulting in the killing of several of the insurgents and recovery of weapons including […]