Major Gen. Abubakar Visit Adamawa Task Force And Yola IDPs And Also Present Books To Students There (photos)

The traditional rulers in the Mubi Emirate Council and its environs have been urged to cooperate and share information with the military to enable the fight against insurgency succeeds. The theatre Commander, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Major General Yusha’u Mahmood Abubakar, made the call yesterday when he paid a visit to the troops in the frontline in Adamawa State. 

The visit also took the Commander to the Headquarters 75 Strategic Tactical Group of the Nigerian Air Force where he was briefed on the air operations. The Commander later proceeded to the 28 Task Force Brigade, Mubi where he addressed the troops and presented the Chief of Army Staff’s goodwill message as well as commended the troops for the good work they are doing. 

He also attended an interactive session organized by the Department of Civil-Military Affairs (DCMA) for the civil society groups where books and other learning materials were presented for distribution to all schools in the area. 

General Abubakar also visited the troops at Gombi before returning to Yola where he met the internally displaced persons (IDPs) at their camp near Gibson Jalo Cantonment. 

Addressing the camp’s staff, he urged them to be more dedicated and alert at all times. 

The visit was to enable the Commander synergise the efforts of the troops as well as their performance in the frontline. He was accompanied during the visit by the Air Officer Commanding Tactical Air Command, Air Vice Marshal Ojuawo, Commander, 75 Strike Group, Air Commodore Amao and Commander 23 Brigade, Colonel Popoola among others.