The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has charged army personnel of Joint Task Force North-East Operation Hadin Kai to intensify efforts to end terrorism and insurgency in the North East region.
Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, Director of Army Public Relations, in a statement on Sunday, said Oluyede gave the charge on Saturday, December 7, 2024, when he visited the headquarters of the theatre command of Operation Hadin Kai in Maiduguri to interact and obtain first-hand information about troops welfare and challenges with a view to proferring solutions that would boost their morale.
According to the statement, the Chief of Army Staff reaffirmed his commitment to providing requisite and essential support to enhance troops’ operational effectiveness in carrying out their tasks and to restore peace and stability to the North East, even as he urged the troops to remain disciplined and committed to their duties in order to successfully achieve the tasks ahead.
Part of his visits was to 7 Division Medical Services and Hospital, where he met and empathised with injured officers and soldiers undergoing treatment in the military medical facility, just as he assured them of the Army’s readiness to give them adequate medical care to ensure their recovery.
Intensify efforts to end terrorism — COAS Oluyede urges troops