The Nigerian
Army said on Sunday that it will soon launch an attack on a remote Island in
Lake Chad where Boko Haram fighters now use as their new operational
base.
This was
disclosed by the Acting General Officer commanding, GOC 8 Task Force Division,
Stevenson Olabanji, when he visited troops of the 118 Task Force Battalion
under his division at their frontline location in Gudumbali village of Guzamala
Local Government Area of Borno State.
A statement
issued by the spokesman of the Task Force Division, Timothy Antigha, quoted the
GOC issuing motivational orders to the troops.
Mr.
Olabanji, a brigadier general, asked the soldiers to always make sure their
weapons are serviceable as the strike order on the secret Boko Haram location
could be given at any time.
He also said
the awaited operation might be the final one that would bring about the end of
Boko Haram insurgency.
Also, Mr.
Antigha, a colonel and deputy director, Army Public Relations, said the final
phase of the onslaught on the terrorists was evident.
The
statement quoted the GOC as saying, “The tempo of ongoing clearance operations
will be increased, so be prepared. You may be ordered at any time to clear the
remnants of Boko Haram elements in the identified locations.”
The
Commanding Officer, 118 Task Force Battalion, O.P. Oyekoke, had earlier
outlined the tasks of his battalion and assured the GOC of the readiness of his
officers and soldiers to discharge their duties in accordance with extant
Nigerian Army regulations.
Mr. Olabanji
was accompanied on the visit by the Commander 7 Brigade, Olayinka Soyele, a
brigadier general, and Principal Staff Officers of the Division.
Boko Haram
insurgents, who are seeking to establish an Islamic state in the North-east
region, have suffered massive loss of territory in the hands of invigorated
Nigerian troops. However, the insurgents still carry out serial suicide attacks
on soft targets in the region.
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