Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Friday in Damaturu at a Sallah party organised for soldiers serving in the state, said the Nigeria army would re-strategize its operations to solidly defend any part of the country under threat.

He said he was committed to building a professional and responsive army that would execute its constitutional responsibilities with high sense of commitment.

He added, “My mission statement is to build a professional and responsive army because I have realised that although we have a professional army, the aspect of responsiveness is missing. Troops have failed to respond to distress calls that would have redeemed a situation, this has to stop under my watch. We will relate very well with other sister agencies to achieve our set goals.”

Yobe Governor, Ibrahim Gaidam, said, “The visit of the COAS to Yobe to meet soldiers in the frontline state on the very day he assumed office, indicates a new dawn in the fight against insurgency. From 1998 to date, we have provided 387 pick-up vehicles to the Joint Task Force for Patrol operations.”