Yahaya succeeds Adeniyi as Theatre Commander Operation Lafiya Dole

Maj.-Gen. Farouq Yahaya has taken over command of the Theater Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) in Maiduguri.

Yahaya took over from Maj.-Gen. Olusegun Adeniyi, who was redeployed to the Nigerian Army Resource Centre as Senior Research Fellow.

This is shortly after a video was released with the General exposing the Nigerian Army's weakness.

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In a brief ceremony, at the Military Control and Command headquarters in Maiduguri, Yahaya was presented with the Command flag by his predecessor after signing the hand-over and take-over notes.

In his remark, the new commander sought the cooperation of all the components in the theatre to enable him succeed in the ongoing operations against insurgency in the Northeast.

“I solicit the support of all the components in the theatre; I am talking about Maritime, Air Force and other security agencies to enable us to achieve total peace and sanity in the Northeast,” Yahaya said.