The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, in a bid to ensure the welfare of Nigerian troops, has flagged off flight for troops of Joint Task Force Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK).
This was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday by the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General, Onyema Nwachukwu.
According to the statement, the COAS who performed the symbolic ceremony on Monday at the Nigerian Air Force Base Maiduguri, Borno State, said the effort was to boost the morale of the troops as battle against insurgency continues across the country.
In his remark during the ceremony Lieutenant General said welfare of troops is one of his cardinal focus for the Nigerian Army, stating that it was in that regard that the initiative for welfare flight was birthed.
Speaking earlier on the schedules of flight, the Chief of Operations (Army), Major General Olufemi Akinjobi stated that the flight has been scheduled to cover 3 main hubs, namely Lagos, Abuja and Maiduguri.
He noted that the troops from Lagos will be housed and managed at Ikeja Cantonment, while those in Abuja will be at the Nigerian Army Forward Operational Base and those in Maiduguri will be at the Headquarters Theatre Command respectively.
