Nigerian Army renames Boko Haram war in North-east
According to the statement, the change of name became pertinent following the successes the army has recorded in the region.
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Nigerian Army has renamed its counter insurgency operation in the North-east, known as Operation Lafiya Dole.
In a statement by the army spokesperson, Mohammed Yerima, he said the operation will henceforth be known as Operation Hadin Kai.
Hadin Kai is a Hausa phrase which literally means ‘cooperation’.
According to the statement, the change of name became pertinent following the successes the army has recorded in the region.
“The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru has approved the renaming of the ongoing Cointerinsurgency Operation in the North East from Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) to Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK).”
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18 ISWAP commanders, other fighters killed in Damasak Army The Punch
Published 16 April 2021
A senior commander of the Islamic State West Africa Province, Bukar Gana Fitchmeram (aka Abu Aisha), and scores of his fighters, who were on revenge mission at Damasak, fell to the firepower of troops Thursday.
The Nigerian Army said the terrorists and his fighters met their waterloo as they made a comeback following the killing of 12 high-value ISWAP commanders in Mobbar Local Government Area of Borno State in a week-long air and ground operations by troops.
The army spokesman, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Yerima, revealed that “the terrorists who were denied any sanctuary or respite desperately conducted two separate failed attacks on Gajiram and Damasak.”