The Minister of Defence Badaru Abubakar and his counterpart for state Bello Matawalle, accompanied by the Chief of Defence Staff and other Service Chiefs on Tuesday arrived in Maiduguri to appraise the security situation in the Theatre Control and Command, Operation Hadin Kai, Maiduguri.
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen. Christopher Musa; Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja; Chief of Air Staff (CAS) Air Marshal, Hassan Abubakar; The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla; and Chief of Defence Intelligence,(CDI) Maj.-Gen. Emmanuel Undiandeye were part of the visit.
The ministers and their team were at the Government House Maiduguri, where they disclosed that the delegation was assigned by President Bola Tinubu to visit the governor and people of Borno State.
Abubakar said, “We are also here to hear from the patriotic troops in the state to hear the progress been made and what we need to do more.
He assured that the visit will help in bringing Boko Haram insurgency to an end in no distant time.
“The governor has advised us on what to do, he has given us a strategy. Together the Chief of defense staff and the army have agreed on what to do and there is no delay.
“I want to assure you that President Tinubu is willing to support us all through to see the end of this fight and see that peace returns and normal business resumes.
The minister at the headquarters theatre commanded Maimalari cantonment with service chiefs and other component commanders.
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