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July 28, 2019
The Chief of Army, Staff lieutenant General Tukur Buratai has charged war commanders in the North-east to embrace a new war strategy “super camp” which he said would serve as a launching pad for mobile offensive operations against terrorist group, Boko Haram and the Islamic State for West Africa Province, ISWAP.
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His charge came as Boko Haram launched a freshoffensive on an Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs Camp in Dalori that threwresidents of Maiduguri, Borno State into panic, prompting the Nigerian AirForce, NAF to scramble fighter jets to patrol the city.
Buratai was speaking at a maiden workshop organisedby Army Headquarters Department of Training and Operations, DATOPS held forcommanders, commanding officers and staff officers of Operation Lafiya Dole onthe concept of “super camp” held at the 25 Task Force Brigade “Super Camp-2”,Damboa, Borno State.
The Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, MajorGeneral Benson Akinroluyo said the new super camp concept would serve aslaunching pad for mobile offensive operations in containing and denying theBoko Haram terrorists/criminals freedom of action in identified areas acrossthe theatre.