The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa on Tuesday led other Service Chiefs to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on operational visit to the North East Operation Hadin Kai Theatre Command.
The Defence Chief was accompanied by the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla and Chief of Defence Intelligence, Maj. Gen. Emmanuel Undiandeye.
The security chiefs were received by the Theatre Commander North East Operation Hadin Kai, Maj. Gen. Gold Chibuisi; the Force Commander Multi National Joint Task Force(MNJTF), Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Ali; General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division /Commander Sector 1 Operation HADIN KAI Maj. Gen. Peter Malla, heads of paramilitary and other principal staff officers of the Military Command and Control Centre at Airforce Base Maiduguri.
The Acting DDAPR Headquarters Theatre Command OPHK, Maj. Samson Zhakom, said the CDS would hold meeting with the Theatre Commander, Operation Hadin Kai, Chiefs of Training and Operations from the Defence Headquarters, Army, Navy, Air Force and other field commanders, where they would be briefed on recent operations in the theatre.
Zhakom said that the CDS would also pay courtesy visits to the Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Umar Elkenemy and visit Military Reference Hospital in Maimalari to check wounded personnel.
