The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru has approved the renaming of the ongoing counterinsurgency Operation in the North-East from Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) to Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK).
Brigadier General, Mohammed Yerima, Director Army Public Relations made the announcement in a statement on Friday.
Yerima said the decision was premised on the fact that the Nigerian Army (NA) made a lot of progress over the years and needed to re-align for better efficiency.
The Army Super Camps now reflects the nomenclature of the formations and units, followed by the name of the locations they occupy.
Similarly, sub-units are redesigned as Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) followed by the name of their locations.
The statement added that the changes are with immediate effect.
“The renaming is in line with the COAS Vision of having “A Nigerian Army that is Repositioned to Professionally Defeat all Adversaries in a Joint Environment”, Yerima noted.
The spokesman said the COAS believes the complete defeat of insurgency is a process that requires the participation of the entire nation using all elements of national power.
Attahiru assured that the Nigerian Army will continue to pursue the path of jointness in prosecuting the counterinsurgency war.
Operation Lafiya Dole in North-East now Hadin Kai – Nigerian Army
