President Muhammadu Buhari had promised to relocate the Military Command and Control Center to Maiduguri; the Boko Haram epicenter, in his inauguration address. Well, he’s kept his word and the military high command has obeyed the directive.
The President held a four-hour long meeting with service chiefs last week and has promised to “subdue” the Boko Haram insurgency in public remarks since he was inaugurated.
An advance army team led by a two-star General has arrived Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, during the weekend to set up shop for the command center. The team will commence the establishment of a Military Command and Control Centre (MCCC) tagged operation Zaman Lafiya.
In a statement, the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, who was part of the advanced team, intimated journalists of the development.
Colonel Usman’s statement reads ; “In compliance with the Presidential pronouncement and the chief of army staff’s directive, a reconnaissance and advance team for the establishment of the Military Command and Control Centre for Operation Zaman Lafiya for fight against terrorism and insurgency has moved to Maiduguri, Borno state.
“The team, which is led by a two-star General, has already commenced work in earnest and it is comprised of elements of the office of the Chief of Army Staff, all the relevant Army Headquarters Departments and other combat support components. The centre will serve as a forward command Base for the Chief of Army Staff and other Service Chiefs.
“The Centre is essentially an elaboration of an already existing Army Headquarters Command and Control arrangement. From now on, the fight against terrorism and insurgency would be monitored, coordinated and controlled from the centre. I wish to inform you that its establishment would not create another layer of command structure but would add impetus and renewed vigour to Operation Zaman Lafiya, all aimed at bringing terrorism and insurgency to an end. An alternate command centre is also being established in Yola.”
Boko Haram has killed thousands and displaced millions since it began waging a mindless war against the Nigerian State in 2009.
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