Chief of Defence Staff tasks troops on ending insecurity in Southern Kaduna

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Olufemi Oluyede, has charged troops of 2 National Mission Force Brigade to redouble their efforts successful eradicating the persistent information challenges successful their Joint Operations Area (JOA) and Southern Kaduna generally.

Gen. Oluyede, successful a connection issued by Major General Samaila Uba, Director of Defence Information, gave the complaint during his operational sojourn to the brigade stationed astatine Samaru, Kataf, Kaduna State.

According to the statement, “The sojourn was fundamentally aimed astatine ascertaining the combat readiness of the brigade and the challenges confronting troops with a presumption to addressing them.”

Uba explained that the sojourn was tailored towards ensuring the full eradication of terrorism, kidnapping, cattle rustling and different forms of criminality hitherto prevalent successful the wide country anterior to the constitution of the brigade successful 2024.

While addressing the troops, the connection explained that the Chief of Defence Staff expressed restitution with their level of alertness and nonrecreational disposition and ordered them to stay committed, nonrecreational and dedicated to their duties.

He further challenged them to contin...