The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai has commanded field commanders to complement whatever approach they take in prosecuting the ongoing counter insurgency operations with offensive posture.
Buratai, who gave the command today, Friday in Maiduguri at the conclusion of the Fourth Quarter Chief of Army Conference, said that such posture is necessary to instill fear in the terrorists.
Buratai asked troops not to be deterred by the recent setbacks, especially at Metele, where the Boko Haram terrorists attacked troops of 157 Task Force Battalion, killed 23 of them and wounded 31 other others.
“Operational commanders at all levels must show leadership and inculcate such virtue in subordinate commanders.
“The recent unfortunate incidences involving our troops have given me great concern and should concern all of us.
“We have not focused on providing adequate force protection and our offensive posture has been below expectation.
According to him, the development of `super camps’ and more emphasis on functioning logistics bases will give us a more deliberate approach to achieving force protection and reducing our delivery of needed logistics to units in the field.
