Be focused, COAS tells troops of Sector 2
By Linus Aleke
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, has ordered troops of Sector 2, Operation Hadin Kai, to avoid distractions, and remain disciplined and focus on their mission.
This is as the COAS, the Commander Sector 2, Operation Hadin Kai, Maj Gen Lander Saraso, briefed him, on the security situation in Yobe state and ongoing clearance operations code-named “Operation Desert Sanity” to rid the Timbuktu Triangle of insurgents, after he arrived in Damaturu, the Yobe state capital, over the weekend.
The COAS was also briefed on the Nigerian Army Special Forces School by the Commandant, Brigadier General Wara Bello Idris.
Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement, said that COAS visit to Sector 2 is part of the continuation of his operational tour of the North East theatre of operations.
Addressing officers and soldiers of the Sector, the Army Chief extolled the troops for their service to the nation and the successes of the ongoing operations.
He said the ongoing operation has demystified and deconstructed the notorious Timbuktu Triangle, which hitherto, was an enclave of the ISWAP/BH insurgent
Gen Lagbaja assured the troops that the challenges currently experienced in the sector will be given prompt and due attention.
He encouraged the troops to freely communicate their concerns through appropriate channels, guaranteeing that they would always toss to e granted an audience and accorded appropriate attention.
Gen Lagbaja equally paid a visit to officers and soldiers who were wounded in action and are receiving medical attention at the Level ll field hospital, Damaturu.
While praying for their speedy recuperation, Gen Lagbaja reassured them of the Army Headquarters intervention in ensuring that they are given adequate medical attention, including medical evacuation for overseas treatment
The COAS later proceeded on an inspection and the assessment of the level of work at the new Army Barracks under construction in Damaturu.
