Addressing troops, on Saturday, at the headquarters of “Operation Lafiya Dole” in Maiduguri, Irabor lauded them for the successes recorded.
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The Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.
PRNigeria gathered that the airstrikes were conducted on four major ISWAP hideouts on March 6, 2020.
The fighters, mostly from the Islamic State West Africa Province group, had stormed the area by firing machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades from gun trucks.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the soldiers, under Operation Lafiya Dole, have been at 44 Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna for treatment.
Zulum’s spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau, announced in a statement released on Thursday that the General retired from the Nigerian Army on January 10, 2021 after 35 years of service.
He came with a charge to the troops to maintain war mood in line with the vision of the Chief of Army Staff, Major General Ibrahim Attahiru, to have “a Nigerian Army that is Repositioned to Professionally Defeat all Adversaries in a Joint Environment”.
Aliyu Abubakar, director-general of Legal Aid Council, said this on Tuesday during a visit to Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno State.
It will be recalled that the Chief of Army Staff, Major General Ibrahim Attahiru, on Sunday issued a 48-hour ultimatum for the troops to clear terrorists from Marte and adjoining communities in Borno State.
Attahiru stated this while briefing newsmen during an operational visit to the Theatre Command Headquarters of Operation Lafiya Dole in Maiduguri, Borno State.
The Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Mohammad Yerima, in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja said the troops, operating in Operation Lafiya Dole, had continued to degrade the terrorists in the North East.
PRNigeria also gathered that fleeing terrorists have continued to wreak havoc and razing villages in their escape routes.
Attahiru gave the task while interacting with troops of Special Army Super Camp Ngamdu during his maiden operational tour on troops’ locations in the theatre in Borno State.
Yahaya made the call on Friday in Bama during an operational visit to Operation Tura Takaibango, a subsidiary of Operation Lafiya Dole.
In reality, TRADOC is charged with doctrinal training and combat development, while supervising and coordinating research and development of all training schools, depots and the command college of the Nigerian Army.
Irabor denied the claim in his interaction with newsmen during his Operational visit to the Theatre Command of Operation Lafiya Dole in Maiduguri on Sunday.
The accomplishment was revealed few hours after the announcement of new Service Chiefs approved by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brigadier General Benard Onyeuko, in a statement on Tuesday said the enclaves were located at Chindila town in Yobe State and Mayankari in Borno State.
Attahiru was appointed the COAS by President Muhammadu Buhari alongside other Service Chief on Tuesday following the resignation of the incumbents with immediate effect.
The troops on Saturday laid ambush against the insurgents when they attempted to attack troops’ location at the outskirts of Marte on Saturday, killing dozens of them in seven gun trucks.