Jutha Gupah, Maiduguri
August 15, 2017.
The Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj-Gen Ibrahim Attahiru
has yesterday flagged off Mobile Strike Teams (MST) of soldiers to
ensure complete denial of freedom of action and final decimation of
Boko Haram terrorists in the Northeast sub-region of the country.
Launching the strike teams on Tuesday in Maiduguri at the Maimalari
Cantonment parade ground, Attahiru said: “The strike teams are achieve
a long range patrols and ambushes deep into the hinterlands of Sambisa
Forest and northern Borno.”
He said the efforts are to ensure the successes of Operation Lafiya
Dole that and enhance the military operations efficiently.
His words: “As you look forward to being deployed today, I want to
remind you that success in battle revolves around discipline,
intelligence, self-confidence and ruthless determination to succeed.
“One reason for this is because our primary task of waging war remains
an intensely human endeavor.”
He said that military combat demands that soldiers put their lives at
risk, a situation that makes them acutely aware that its handling
requires zero defects.
“This is one reason why every fighting force must be discipline,
confident, resolute, focused and determined. You must therefore
understand that your effectiveness is the foundation upon which our
tactical and operational state will depend upon.”
He said the pre-inductions training at the Nigerian Army Special
Forces School (NASFS), Buni/Yadi, in Yobe state; has given the
military strike force the necessary impetus to outstanding performance
of opening up MRS and all rural settlements safe.
He also wished the troops successful outings in their respective endeavours.
