The nation ’ s military chiefs are to move back to the Maiduguri command centre to consolidate the gains against Boko Haram insurgency.
The Minister of Defence , Mansur Dan-Ali , made this known while answering questions from State House correspondents after a closed - door meeting with the Acting President, Prof . Yemi Osinbajo in the Presidential Villa , Abuja, on Thursday.
He said the meeting was also attended by the Chief of Defence Staff , Gen . Gabriel Olonisakin ; the Chief of Army Staff , Lt. - Gen . Tukur Buratai , Chief of Naval Staff , Vice Admiral Ekwe Ite- Ibas , and the Chief of Air Staff , Air Vice Marshal Sadiq Abubakar.
According to the minister, the meeting agreed to get more surveillance devices , cameras and other vital security gadgets that will be able to see distant attackers coming to the position of the Nigerian troops .
“ We just finished a meeting with the Acting President and the three Service Chiefs.
“ We agreed that they should move back to the Command Centre again and see what are the things happening there.
“ We have also agreed that we should get more surveillance devices , cameras that will be able to see distant attackers coming to the position of our troops.
“ The period of the raining season is a difficult moment for us.
“ We cannot dominate the environment like what we do during the dry season but effort is geared towards regaining back our areas , ’’ he added.
Dan- Ali reassured that “ all these ambushes that are happening regularly would be stopped .’’
Suspected insurgents on Tuesday attacked a convoy of oil workers at a village along Gubio and Magumeri local government areas.
The attackers ambushed the oil workers , who were staff of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation , travelling in a convoy of about 10 vehicles .
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