The Chief of Army Staff COAS, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has commissioned office accommodation named after the late Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, to honour him for his contribution and sacrifice towards the upliftment of the Nigerian Army.
Yahaya commissioned the newly constructed office accommodation at the Headquarters, Joint Task Force, North East, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri.
The COAS stated that the new facility is to provide befitting offices to meet demands of the recent expansion and restructuring of the Joint Task Force, North East, Operation HADIN KAI.
He further explained that the facility will provide a conducive environment for the staff officers and administrative staff to perform their duties in the theatre according to a statement by the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyeam Nwachukwu.
The structure, as described by the cantonment maintenance officer, Major Suleiman, has the capacity to accommodate eight staff officers and other supporting staff. The new office accommodation consists of six medium-sized en-suite offices, two executive-sized en-suite offices, two Personal Assistants’ offices as well as two offices for administrative staff.
Dignitaries present at the occasion were the Chief of Operations Army, Major General Olufemi Akinjobi, Theatre Commander OPHK, Major General Christopher Musa, Provost Marshal Army, Major General Olumuyiwa Aiyenigba, Chief of Military Intelligence (Army) Brigadier General Danladi Salihu, Acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division/Commander Sector 1 OPHK, Brigadier General Abdulwahab Eyitayo, Component Commanders OPHK and Principal Staff Officers, amongst others.
Nneka Ukachukwu
