A combined team of senior officers from the Army and Defence Headquarters are visiting various locations in the North East to check the deployment of the new 7 Division of the Nigerian Army.
In a press release, signed by the Director of Defence Information, Brig Gen Chris Olukolade, the teams will assess the level of effectiveness of the Division’s deployment for handling the next phase of the security operations in its area of responsibility.
The team is expected to return to Abuja, to brief the Chief of Defence Staff and the Chief of Army Staff on the present state of the mission being undertaken by the Division.
It will be recalled that the 7 Division was recently formed to take over the security operations meant to rid the nation’s territories of terrorist activities as ordered by President Goodluck Jonathan.
Meanwhile the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Azubike Ihejirika, is in Maiduguri to check on the deployment of troops of the newly formed 7 Division of Nigerian Army.
After being briefed by the Division’s General Officer Commanding, the Army Chief is expected to visit some locations of the troops and equipment of the formation which has been tasked to continue the operations to flush out terrorists from the North East.
