The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, on Wednesday arrived in Maiduguri on President Muhammadu Buhari’s instructions to assess the situation on the ground following the recent attacks in Borno State by Boko Haram, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
Dan-Ali confirmed this to newsmen after he held a two-hour closed-door meeting with the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai, at the Military Command and Control Centre.
Also in attendance were the Chief of Training and Operations, Major General Lamidi Adeosun, Principal Staff Officers at the Army Headquarters and Theatre Commander, Operation Lafia Dole, Major General Benson Akinroluyo.
The minister said, “I am here on the instructions of Mr President to come and see the happenings in the Theatre Command of the Operation Lafia Dole.
“I have been briefed by the Commander and the Chief of Army Staff.
“I am here to know what is expected, what the President should do to make things work, and I have been briefed.
“So, I will take home all the briefings by each and every of the commanders here.”
Dan-Ali left for Chad after the meeting.
He is expected to hold a meeting with his Chadian counterpart in view of the recent attacks by the Boko Haram terrorists on areas bordering Chad and Nigeria.
NAN reports that Boko Haram attacked troops’ locations at Baga and Mongonu, all Borno North between December 26 and 28, 2018 but they were repelled.
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