The COAS whose presence apparently encouraged the soldiers to move on, had immediately urged officers to rush the injured soldiers to the hospital for treatment, had also ensured that those arrested alongside the Boko Haram suspects were taken to the barracks for proper investigation.
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He can also be resulting from dine with captains of business and talk about “democracy, human rights and countering violent extremism” in a gathering on the overseas ministry.
The Federal Government has again reassured Nigerians that, with the mechanism put in place, insurgency in the north-east would be brought to an end in three Months.
“This is also a time of hope”. One Nigerian soldier died in the attack, while 10 militants were killed and another five captured.
Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, who was unharmed, was visiting troops Saturday when insurgents attacked in Faljari village, 45 kilometres (28 miles) east of Borno State capital Maiduguri, army spokesman Sani Usman said in a statement.
Since Muhammadu Buhari came to power in May, Borno and two neighboring states in Nigeria’s northeastern heartland have seen a significant increase in attacks by Islamist militant group Boko Haram.
The special envoy of the Chadian president said that Deby appreciated the leadership being shown by Buhari in the war against terrorism.
Since the presidential inauguration in May, Buhari has replaced Nigeria’s military leaders and ordered his new army chiefs to end Boko Haram’s six-year insurgency. The attacks have proved to be a great setback to the four-country offensive which was launched in February to combat the Islamists.
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At a two-day meeting in N’Djamena, Chad, which concluded late on Friday, military commanders from Nigeria, Chad, Niger, Cameroon and Benin agreed to accelerate the deployment of the 8,700-strong force, which will have its overall command centre in the Chadian capital, Reuters reported. Air Commodore Dele Alonge, Director of Public Relations & Information at the Nigerian Air Force, said the trailers were covered and parked at different locations in the bush around the border town of Belel.
