CDS Oluyede, COAS Shaibu Obey Tinubu’s Order, Relocate To Borno

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Olufemi Oluyede, and the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Waidi Shaibu, on Wednesday arrived in Borno State, folowing the recent terrorist attack in the Northern state.

Naija News understands that the military chiefs arrived at Maiduguri Air Force Base and proceeded straight to the Theatre Command Headquarters Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI.

At the Air Force Base, the service chiefs were received by the theatre commander, Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar, and other top military brass at about 11 am.

After mounting the Guard of Honour at the Maimalari Military Cantonment in Maiduguri, the service chiefs went into a closed-door meeting.

The Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is also said to have arrived in Maiduguri.

It would be recalled that following the recent bomb attacks in Maiduguri, President Bola Tinubu had ordered the service chiefs to relocate to Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, to nip the crisis.

The President described the attacks as the “final desperate and frantic attempts” by terrorists who are increasingly under pressure from Nigerian security forces.

Tinubu emphasised that security forces would continue to intensify operations against criminal and terrorist groups across the country.

As part of measures to address the situation, Tinubu said he had ordered security chiefs to relocate to Maiduguri to coordinate operations on the ground.

He also disclosed that during a security meeting held with leaders of the nation’s intelligence and security agencies last weekend, he approved additional operational support and equipment to strengthen the fight against insurgency.