By YAKUBU UBA

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has commended troops of the North East Joint Task Force Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) for the successes recorded against remnant of the Boko Haram insurgents in the region.

Faruk hailed the gallantry and feat achieved by the military while inspecting cache of high calibre ammunition recovered in Sambisa Forest by the troops under the “Operation Desert Sanity,” on Tuesday in Maiduguri.

The army chief said he was highly elated with what he saw and urged the troops to do more.

“I am very impress with the commitment and zeal, I am seeing in the theatre and indeed in all other areas of operations,” he said.

He said that the military would not be deterring from discharging its responsibilities to get rid of the terrorists hibernating in the region.

While commending President Muhammadu Buhari for his support to the military, Yahaya urged the insurgents in the bush to surrender before it’s too late.

“I want to thank Mr. President and appreciate him for all the support he has given us.

“He has given us all we required within the limited resources available.

“We want to further assured Mr. President and Nigerians our commitment to defeat the enemies in all theatres of operations,” he said. (NAN)

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