The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Nigerian Army, Lieutenant General TY Buratai has commended the Theater Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Ibrahim Attahiru, his Sector Commanders and all troops of the operation.
Buratai has lauded the group for zealously pursuing the COAS directive of capturing the purported Boko Haram terrorists leader, Abubakar Shekau dead or alive within 40 days beginning from 21st of July, 2017 which elapsed on 30th August 2017.
Although the leader of the terrorist sect has not been captured, the COAS noted with satisfaction the determination with which the directive was pursued.
He congratulated the Commander for eliminating the five key leaders of the terrorists group, who were the closest associates and right hand men of the terrorists group leader. Within the same period 82 of the Boko Haram terrorists were eliminated.
The Theater Commander has therefore asked for the extension of the deadline and it has been granted by the COAS noting that giving deadlines and extensions are strategic means of focusing troops’ efforts in the theatre.