Okoro Chinedu
10:30 12/06/2015
Lagos - The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant Keneth Tobiah
Jacob Minimah, has given confidence to local troops involved in the
battle against the Boko Haram sect.
He has paid an operational and
morale boosting visit to troops in the frontline fighting war against
Boko Haram terrorists groups in Borno and Adamawa States.
During
the visit, he addressed and encouraged the troops of 7 Division Strike
Group (7 DSG) and 121 Special Force (SF) Battalion that comprised the
Armed Forces and Nigerian Army Special Forces located in Pulka, 26 Task
Force Brigade in Gwoza, 28 Task Force Brigade and 174 Battalion in Mubi.
In
Pulka, the Commander of 7 DSG, Lieutenant Colonel Umar Faruq Abubakar,
and the Commanding Officer of 121 SF Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel
Murtala Danjum, Abdulsalam briefed him on their respective commands.
At the headquarters of 26 Task Force Brigade in Gwoza, the COAS Brigade Commander, Colonel Irenuma Irabor, received Minimah.
“He commended them for their performances,” Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, Acting Director Army Public Relations, said.
“He
reiterated his determined effort to continue to support and encourage
them and enjoined them to maintain the momentum. He also urged the
gallant soldiers to be more dedicated, disciplined, professional and
continue with the same zeal and determination till attainment of the set
objective of locating and destroying Boko Haram camps and enclaves,”
added Usman.
Leaders from the Defence Forces accompanied Minimah on his tour to Adamawa and Borno.
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