Maj.-Gen. Tukur Buratai,
the Acting Chief of Army Staff, on Sunday launched “Operation Lafiya Dole” as a
new code name for a fresh impetus by the military to tackle the activities of
Boko Haram. This
replaces the former “Operation Zaman Lafiya”. The
new code name was derived from Hausa language, which literally translates
“Peace by All Means.” Buratai announced this
while addressing troops of the 103 Battalion in Konduga, headquarters of
Konduga Local Government Area of Borno
He
said that the objective was to transform the army professionally as well as
fast track the war against the Boko Haram terrorists. “It
is the wish of the Federal Government to end this terrorism quickly in this
part of the country and indeed some other challenges in the South South and
other parts of the country.This will make us to have a very peacful country
free from any insecurity,” Buratai said. He lamented that the
fight against terrorism had lasted for a very long time without much results.
“Consequently
as from today July 19, we are here to bury the `Operation Zaman Lafiya’ and
give birth to what we will henceforth call `Operation Lafiya Dole’. Operation
Lafiya Dole is derived from the belief that we must end this insecurity. We
must restore peace to all parts of the North East and other parts of the
country that are affected by insurgency.
“We
are going to carry this as a war and I appeal to all and sundry to give this
operaton maximum cooperation. We will carry the civil population along, we will
also observe the principle of human rights and respect human dignity. We will
not trample on anybody’s right,” Buratai said. He
expressed optimism that the operation will yield dividends in a very short
time.
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