CDS, Olonisakin leads Service Chiefs to visit troops

By Ajogwu Jerry

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Gabriel Olonisakin, alongside the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas and the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, accompanied by some Principal Staff Officers from the Defence and Services Headquarters have paid an operational visit to Operation LAFIYA DOLE theatre in the North East to dialogue with troops.

According to a statement by the Deputy Director Public Relations
Theatre Command, Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu they were received by the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai who has been in the theatre of Operation for weeks.

During the visit, the CDS was briefed by the Theatre Commander, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Major General Benson Akinroluyo, on the operational activities of the troops in the ongoing counter terrorism and counter insurgency operations.

The CDS and the Service Chiefs used the opportunity to interact with other field commanders who in turn gave updates on the operational activities in their respective areas of responsibility.

“The visit which was essentially to evaluate the fight against terrorism and insurgency in the North East, ended on a successful note as it was entirely hitch free,” the statement concluded.