My commitment to return peace to southeast sacrosanct, says JTF Commander

The Commander, Joint Task Force, Southeast Operation Udo Ka, Maj.-Gen. Hassan Dada, has said that his commitment to total return of peace to the southeast region remains sacrosanct.

Dada, who is also the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, said this while addressing troops during a sallah lunch with the troops and security personnel of the operation at the naval base, Oguta council area of Imo, on Thursday.

The Commander pledged unflinching support for civil authorities to ensure the return and sustenance of peace in the region for sustainable economic development.

He commended all security personnel of the operation for their resilience, adding that the successes so far recorded would not have been possible without their collective efforts.

The Commander further thanked the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, and the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, for their moral, logistics and other support while restating his commitment to peace in the division’s areas of responsibility.

Earlier in an opening address, the operation’s Maritime Component Commander, Commodore Mohammed Salisu, said the lunch was aimed at boosting morale of troops and officers for the enhancement of the operation.

Also, the operation’s Land Component Commander and Commander, 34 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Obinze, in Owerri, Brig.-Gen. Usman Lawal, thanked the CDS for all requisite equipment and logistics support.(NAN)