The Federal Government has commended the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole for their efforts and sacrifices in the war against insurgency and other criminalities in Nigeria.
The Minister of Defence retired Major General Bashir Magashi who visited Maiduguri alongside Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor and Service Chiefs conveyed the appreciation of President Muhammadu Buhari to the troops.
The Minister and Service Chiefs who were on an assessment visit assured the troops of continuous support, more equipment and logistics to enable them to put an end to insurgency and other criminalities across the country.
Major General Farouq Yahaya while receiving the Minister and his team at the Headquarters Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) in Maimalari Cantonment, the Theatre Commander (TC), lauded the sustained commitment shown to the operation by the Minister, CDS and Service Chiefs.
He also conveyed the appreciation of the troops for the Minister’s visit to interact with them, while noting that immediately after their appointments, the Service Chiefs, led by the CDS, visited the theatre and had been doing so regularly.
General Yahaya explained that apart from collective visits by the service chiefs, led by CDS, the Service Chiefs also visited individually to ensure smooth operations.
The Theatre Commander thereafter presented a detailed brief on the operation covering updates, deployments, challenges and projections of the operation.
The highlight of the visit includes a visit to wounded in action troops admitted at 7 Division Medical Services and Hospital where the minister interacted with them.
He promised to support the various services to improve the welfare of troops.
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