COAS calls for intensified operations against terrorists, pledges support for troops

The Chief of Army Staff, COAS) Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has ordered troops of the Nigerian Army to support sustained unit connected terrorists and different transgression elements crossed the country, stressing that some operational ratio and the payment of unit stay cardinal to occurrence successful tackling insecurity.

According to a connection by the Nigerian Army, the Army Chief gave the directive connected Friday, March 27, 2026, portion addressing troops astatine the Headquarters Nigerian Army Armour Corps and the 33 Artillery Brigade, Shadawanka Barracks successful Bauchi State.

Speaking to the soldiers, the Army Chief urged them to stay combat-ready and measurement up efforts to face and destruct terrorists, bandits, kidnappers and different transgression groups operating wrong their areas.

He noted that the persistent activities of these elements person forced galore guiltless citizens retired of their homes, portion reaffirming the Nigerian Army’s committedness to restoring bid and stableness successful affected communities.

“Operational effectiveness and troops payment stay captious to the Nigerian Army’s occurrence successful combating insecurity,” helium said.

Lieutenant General Shaibu further assured the troops that the Army enactment would proceed to supply the indispensable logistics and operational enactment required to transportation retired ongoing missions successfully.

He emphasized the value of discipline,...