The Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Olusegun Adeniyi has said that the Nigeria Army adopted the Super Camp Concept, to ensure fast mobility, quick reaction as well as longer reach and tactical level to defeat Boko Haram and other security threats.
Gen Adeniyi disclosed this during a roundtable with Borno Elders Forum (BOEF), held at Maimalari Cantonment, in Maiduguri, the state capital on Tuesday.
The Theater Commander also pointed out that, insurgency in affected states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states has claimed many lives and property in the last decade.
He therefore, solicited the support and cooperation of Borno Elders Forum (BOEF), to enable Army end Boko Haram insurgency in the region.
He explained that combing with the striking power of the Air Task Force (ATF), the days of Boko Haram moving freely are over.
He told the Elders that the days of insurgents moving freely, and passing in between static defense locations are no more.
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On Super Camp adoption, the General said: “We have just adopted it. It’s being fine-tuned, and when it is fully implemented, there will be no town, or village in Borno that we will not have Army presence.
“While we will deliberate and exchange ideas on the way forward, i want to ask for your support and you should exercise a little patience, because everything that will turnout excellent, has a difficult days.” Adeniyi added.
He further told the Borno Elders Forum, that Operation Lafiya Dole is open to their advices, suggestions and observations, saying the Army will do its best to make Elders’
On his part, BOEF’s Secretary, Alhaji Bulama Mali Gubio said, it is the duty of lders to encourage soldiers and other fighting forces to share their “experiences and wisdom” to carry out their duties effectively.
He said troops have rescued the nation from collapsing, promising that people of Borno will rally round the military to end 10-year
insurgency in the region.
Gubio noted that ending Boko Haram insurgency will enable people to return to their ancestral homes and pick up their lives.
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