Olayemi Esan
In line with his Vision of having "A Nigerian Army that is Repositioned to Professionally Defeat all Adversaries in a Joint Environment" the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru has approved the renaming of the ongoing Counterinsurgency Operation in the North East from Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) to Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK).
Army Spokesman, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima revealed this on Friday in a statement made available to Defence Correspondent in Abuja.
The COAS believes that the complete defeat of insurgency is a process that requires the participation of the entire nation using all elements of national power
Yerima said that this is premised on the fact that the Nigerian Army (NA) has made a lot of progress over the years and needs to re-align for better efficiency.
He also added that, the Army Super Camps which now reflect the nomenclature of the formations and units followed by the name of the locations they occupy while sub-units are redesigned as Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) followed by the name of their locations
"All these changes are with immediate effect", Yerima announced.
COAS further assured that the Nigerian Army under his leadership will continue to pursue the path of jointness in prosecuting the counterinsurgency war.
