The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shuaibu, arrived in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Saturday because the army steps up efforts to rescue Nigerians held captive throughout the nation.
Shuaibu arrived on the headquarters of the Northeast Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai, at Maimalari Cantonment at about 11 am on October 17, 2026.
His go to comes days after President Bola Tinubu directed safety companies to accentuate operations and make sure the secure return of all kidnapped individuals in the nation.
The Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, disclosed the presidential directive on October 15 after a safety assembly chaired by the President on the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
According to Musa, the President instructed safety chiefs to take decisive motion in opposition to terrorists and bandits, together with dismantling their camps throughout the nation.
“The directive from the President is: all of us must go all out to fish out and rescue all those that have been abducted, kidnapped, wherever they are.
“There shouldn’t be any camp of any terrorists or bandits anywhere in Nigeria,” he mentioned.
Tinubu additionally directed service chiefs and different heads of safety companies to make sure sufficient safety throughout the elections scheduled for January, stressing the necessity to shield voters and create a secure setting for the train.
The newest growth comes amid persevering with safety challenges in elements of northern Nigeria, significantly the North-East, the place army operations have been ongoing in opposition to rebel teams.
