Posted on: 12:23 Thu, 14 Jan 2016



The Nigerian Army Command has
established a new Division in northern
Borno as part of its strategic plans to
boost military operations against
terrorists, particularly in areas around
the Lake Chad Basin.

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur
Buratai announced this on Wednesday,
in Abuja while delivering a lecture
titled: ‘Nigerian Army: Challenges and
Future Perspectives,’ at the National
Defence College, Abuja.

“Emerging threats to the security of our
nation which have been aggravated by
the proliferation of armed groups have
added to the task of the military in
protecting the lives of Nigerians and
the integrity of its territory.”

“The focus of the Nigerian Army yesterday
is to find lasting solutions to these
contemporary threats posed by the
activities of the armed groups and
their allies.

“The Nigerian Army, therefore,
remains poised to the extermination of
the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria;
today, they can no longer hold any
territory as it used to be in the past
that is why they have resorted to the
use of IEDs to hit soft targets.

“We have established the 8 division
located in the northern part of Borno
specifically to clear the area of the
remaining terrorists elements while
another division, 6 Division, will be
established in the South-South,” he
said.