The
command of the ongoing internal security operations in the North East
will tomorrow, (Monday) enter a new phase as the control of the mission
reverts to the Army Headquarters, a statement by the Director, Defence
Information, Brig. Gen. Chris Olukolade said.
The statement added “Accordingly, a new army Division has been
created and will take off to continue the counter-insurgency operation
with immediate effect”.
“Coming three months into the mission to stamp out terrorism in the
North East, this development is in line with the plans laid out for the
conduct of the operations to execute the mandate spelt out in the State
of Emergency declaration by the President, Commander-in-Chief” the
statement said.
Olukolade further said “The phase being concluded on Monday was
executed by a Joint Task Force composed by troops drawn from the
Services of the Armed Forces as well as other security agencies who
conducted Operation BOYONA”.
Code-named Operation BOYONA, an acronym derived from the names of the
3 states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa covered by the State of Emergency
declaration, “the effort was meant to constitute the first phase of the
counter-terrorists operation”.
The Nigerian Army will now be solely in charge of the operations, but
still under the routine guidance of the Defence Headquarters.
A General Officer Commanding (GOC), in the rank of Major General is
being proposed to command the new Division which will have its
Headquarters in Maiduguri. He is due to take over Command and the
assets of the Headquarters of the Joint Task Force.
The new Division is to continue with the conduct of
counter-terrorists operations in the North East which comes under its
area of Responsibility.
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