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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor on Thursday visited the troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK).<\/p>\n

Irabor commended their gallantry and charged them to eliminate remaining insurgents terrorising the Northeast region.<\/p>\n

The military chief addressed the soldiers at the Theatre Command, Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri, capital of Borno State.<\/p>\n

\u201cEnsure that the Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists are smoked out from their hideouts,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The CDS observed there were remnants of terror groups hibernating within Sambisa Forest and the Lake Chad region.<\/p>\n

Irabor said a huge progress is being made in joint military operations to restore peace in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, troops of 222 Battalion successfully repelled an onslaught by ISWAP fighters in Ajiri village of Mafa Local Government Area.<\/p>\n

The attack led by Abou Muhammed followed the killing of 41 terrorists and a commander, Abu Zahra, after government forces raided enclaves in Mukdolo and Bone, under Dikwa LGA, on March 26.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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