Major General Farouq Yahaya on Friday took over as the new Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole in Maiduguri, Borno State.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Yahaya took over from Major General Olusegun Adeniyi, who was redeployed to the Nigerian Army Resource Centre as Senior Research Fellow.
In a brief ceremony at the Military Control and Command headquarters in Maiduguri, Yahaya was presented with the Command flag by his predecessor after signing the hand-over and take-over notes.
In his remark, the new commander sought cooperation of all the components in the theatre to enable him succeed in the ongoing operations against insurgency in the North East.
“I solicit the support of all the components in the theatre: I am talking about Maritime, Air Force and other security agencies to enable us achieve total peace and sanity in the North East,” Yahaya said.
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