The Leader of Military Personnel, Lieutenant Common Waidi Shuaibu, arrived in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Saturday as the army steps up efforts to rescue Nigerians held captive around the nation.
Shuaibu arrived on the headquarters of the Northeast Joint Job Power, Operation Hadin Kai, at Maimalari Cantonment at about 11 am on October 17, 2026.
His seek advice from comes days after President Bola Tinubu directed safety businesses to accentuate operations and make sure the protected go back of all kidnapped individuals within the nation.
The Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, disclosed the presidential directive on October 15 after a safety assembly chaired by way of the President on the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
In step with Musa, the President urged safety chiefs to take decisive motion in opposition to terrorists and bandits, together with dismantling their camps around the nation.
“The directive from the President is: all folks will have to move all out to fish out and rescue all the ones which were kidnapped, abducted, anywhere they’re.
“There shouldn’t be any camp of any terrorists or bandits anyplace in Nigeria,” he mentioned.
Tinubu additionally directed provider chiefs and different heads of safety businesses to verify ok safety all over the elections scheduled for January, stressing the will to offer protection to electorate and create a protected atmosphere for the workout.
The most recent building comes amid proceeding safety demanding situations in portions of northern Nigeria, specifically the North-East, the place army operations were ongoing in opposition to rebel teams.