Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole seeks traditional rulers’ cooperation

Traditional Rulers in Mubi Emirate Council of Adamawa State and its environs have been urged to cooperate and share information with the military component to enable the fight against insurgency succeed.
The theatre Commander, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Major General Yusha’u Mahmood Abubakar, made the call when he paid a visit to the troops in the frontline operating in Adamawa State.
The visit also took the Commander to the Headquarters 75 Strategic Tactical Group of the Nigerian Air Force, where he was briefed on air operations of the Operation LAFIYA DOLE.
Abubakar later proceeded to the 28 Task Force Brigade, Mubi, where he addressed the troops and presented the goodwill message of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Yusuf Buratai, as well as commended the troops for the good work they are doing.
He also attended an interactive session organized by the Department of Civil-Military Affairs for the civil society groups, where books and other learning materials were presented for distribution to all schools in the area.
Similarly, the tour also took General Abubakar to Gombi, where he equally addressed the troops before returning to Yola and proceeded to the Internally Displaced Persons camp behind Gibson Jalo Cantonment.
The theatre Commander used the occasion to address the camp’s staff and urged them to be more dedicated and alert at all times.
It should be noted that the visit was to enable the Commander synergise the efforts of the troops as well as their performance in the frontline.
Abubakar was accompanied during the visit by the Air Officer Commanding Tactical Air Command, Air Vice Marshal RA Ojuawo; Commander, 75 Strike Group, Air Commodore IO Amao; and Commander 23 Brigade, Colonel ABA Popoola, among others.