Nigerian Army Appoints Maj-Gen Mahmood Abubakar As New #OperationLafiyaDole Commander. (Details)

#BreakingNews #OperationLafiaDole gets new Commander 1/7
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To meet up with the established time line of bringing to a successful conclusion the fight against terrorism and insurgency, 2/7

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the #NA has appointed a new Commander for #OperationLafiyaDole He is Major General Yusha’u Mahmood Abubakar. 3/7

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Until this appointment, he was the Commander of Nigerian Army Armoured Corps. 4/7

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Although it is a unified command coordinating 3 and 7 Divisions of the Nigerian Army as well as other elements of #OperationLafiyaDole 5/7

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One important point to also note is that this is the first time the #NA in its history is deploying Corps Headquarters in the field. 6/7

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The appointment is with immidiate effect
7/7#SK

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