Nigeria’s Minister of Defense, Mansur Dan-Ali, has ordered the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Burutai to remain in the north over the insurgency and insecurity in the region. The Minister, gave the directive shortly after a meeting to review the security situation in the country.

In the operational commands of Operations Delta Safe in the Niger, Lafiya Dole in the North-east, Sharan Daji in Zamfara and Katsina states and Awatse in the South-west, the Chief of Defence staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin and the army chief were directed to effect changes, after an order made by the President, following the procurement of critical equipment for the Armed forces and an approval for the improvement of the standard of living of the troops serving in these areas within the country