Boko Haram: Nigerian Army declares total war against insurgents with operation ‘Tura Takaibango’  

In what looks like a total war against the Boko Haram elements terrorizing some parts of the country, espesually nother Nigeria, the Nigerian Army has floated another exercise tagged Operation Tura Takaibango.

Operatives of Tura Takaibango would operates in Northeast theatre of operation comprising Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States.

Launching the new operation on Thursday, Chief of Training and Operations, Nigerian Army Major General Nuhu Angbazo, said Tura Takaibango will boost the efforts of troops of Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole to enable the army to deal with the emerging threats of the Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Northeast.

His words, “The operation is meant to be theatre-wide targeting known insurgents’ enclaves/hideouts for neutralisation and clearance. At the end of the operation, it is envisaged that our citizens will be free to move about, conduct their farming and other businesses in a safe and secured atmosphere, devoid of any insurgents threat and harassment”, Maj Gen Angbazo explained.

He note that Operation TURA TAKAIBANGO is also set to be another remarkable operation that would make the nation proud of the Nigerian Army’s determination at sustaining its constitutional role of defending the territorial integrity of the nation as well as its commitment to aid the civil authority to bring about lasting peace and security in the North East operational area.

“The current threat if not neutralised could result to further attacks on more innocent civilian settlements, the migration of terrorists into YOBE and Southern BORNO States with possibility of increased attacks on civilian communities.

“Therefore, the Nigerian Army has launched Operation TURA TAKAIBANGO to effectively checkmate the situation”, he asserted.