Photos: Toyota Cars Donates Some Hilux To MNJTF In Maiduguri

 The fight against insurgency in the North East is receiving popular support as Toyota Nigeria Limited (TNL) recently donated some Hilux vans to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in Maiduguri.

Receiving the donation, Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, expressed profound gratitude to the management and staff of TNL, describing the company’s gesture as a show of public support and approval for MNJTF actions. 

The CDS, who was represented at the occasion by Air Vice Marshal Olutayo Oguntoyinbo, promised that the Hilux vans would be used to ensure success of the operation against all forms of guerrilla movements and cross-border crimes around the Lake Chad Basin. 

While charging soldiers to make maximum use of the vehicles, he urged other companies and corporate organizations in Nigeria and countries around the Lake Chad Basin to emulate Toyota Company in this noble gesture by coming forward to support the Nigerian Military in the ongoing campaign against terror.

In his own remarks at the occasion, the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant-General Tukur Buratai stated that the vehicles would be used effectively to achieve the three mandates of the MNJTF which include the defeat of the Boko Haram terror group in all the areas they occupied.

The COAS described the action of TNL as a very important role in the realization of the presidential directive of routing the terrorists in three months.

He added that the vehicles would also be used to escort humanitarian support aid to internally displaced persons (IDPs) and to re-establish civil authority by conveying them to their villages.

Speaking at the occasion, TNL’s Managing Director, Mr. Kunle Adeojo, said that all members of his management board have agreed to support the Armed Forces through the vehicle donation, saying that fighting against insurgents needs the support of all nations and all companies. 

Present at the occasion were the representative of the Chief of Logistics at the Defence Headquarters, Air Vice Marshal Olutayo Oguntoyinbo and MNJTF Commander, Major General Iliyasu Abba. 

Others were the General Officer Commanding 7 Division Nigerian Army, Major General Lamidi Adeosun and several senior military and Paramilitary officers.