Boko Haram: Buratai relocates to the Northeast

The Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Tukur Buratai has relocated fully to the North East where he is overseeing and directing the overall operation in the theatre and other Nigerian Army operations across the country the Army said.

Gen Buratai while addressing troops of Special Super Camp Ngamdu in Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State said he will be with them to the nooks and crannies of the theatre.

Television Nigerian has been tracking the Army Chief’s movement and reported that the COAS had been on operational tour to troops’ locations in the North East Theatre of Operation since Saturday the 4th of April, 2020.

During the tour, he was at the Army Super Camp 1 at Mulai and the Special Forces Super Camp 12 at Chabbol near Maiduguri on Wednesday 8 April 2020 where he interacted with the officers and addressed the troops respectively.

Gen Buratai was also at the Forward Operations Base at Alau Dam, and also personally led the troops on patrol round Mairimari and Maigilari Forests.

Consequently, the Nigerian Army has reassured Nigerians that it is highly committed to protecting all law abiding citizens and defending the nation’s territorial integrity.

In a chat with our correspondent, the Army Spokesman Col Sagir Musa assured members of the public that there is no any form of insecurity that can not be surmounted, and the Boko Haram/ISWAP’s terrorism will also end in the nearest future.