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Boko Haram: Army Begin Compliance With Buhari’s Directive

The Nigerian Army has sent an advance team of soldiers to Maiduguri, the Bornu State capital as parts of the game plans to crush the embarrassing activities of the Boko Haram sect. Sani Kukasheka Usman, Acting Director, Army Public Relations said on Monday that  the move was in compliance with the directive of Muhammadu Buhari, Nigerian President that the Army should move its command to Maiduguri. Buhari had gave the directive during his swearing-in on May 29 in Abuja as Nigeria’s democratically elected President. According to Usman, the Chief of Army Staff has therefore directed a reconnaissance and advance team to Bornu State for the establishment of Military Command and Control Centre (MCCC) for Operation Zaman Lafiya to fight terrorism and insurgency in the north-eastern parts of the country. Led by an unnamed two-star General, the statement said the military top-brat has already commenced work in earnest and it is comprised of elements of the Office of the Chi...