COAS Asks Army Commanders to Work with Vigilante, Traditional Rulers
By Michael Olugbode in Maiduguri
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has directed all army commanders in the North-east to work closely with the members of Civilian JTF, vigilante groups and traditional rulers to finally push out Boko Haram from the zone.
Buratai gave this order at the weekend during his visit to the troops in Magumeri and Gubio Local Government Areas of Borno State.
He said there is need for the commanders to work closely with the members of CJTF and vigilance groups especially in the area of information and intelligence gathering with a view to totally eradicate Boko Haram insurgency.
He regretted the March 14 attack of Boko Haram in Magumeri and called on all commanders to work hand in hand with the people in their localities in order to ensure that there was no repeat.
The COAS who used the occasion to commission an Ultra Modern Mobile clinic in Gubio, said the facility is to meet the medical requirement of the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole and members of the host communities more especially the troops of five task force battalions.
He said: “This is the second of such facility deployed to the theatre, the first was deployed to Damaturu but this is the first to be commissioned.
“The troops within the Operation Lafiya Dole are prone to accident during their operations and faces a lot of challenges but with this, I hope it will go a long way in addressing your medical challenges.”
Earlier in her address, the Medical Corps Commander, Major General Abimbola Amosun, said the mobile clinic was donated by German government and has 24 bed capacity, three intensive care units, laboratory, maternity and outpatient units.
She said the facility would also offer outpatient services to the people of Gubio, which according to her, would further cement civil-military relations.
The COAS also launched free medical outreach to the people of Gubio, while in Gubio, he also inspected the ongoing construction of army barracks.
