Maj Gen Ali Asumes Command As MNJTF Commander

Following the redeployment of senior Nigerian Army officers by the Chief of Army Staff, Maj Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, the new Force Commander of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Maj Gen Ibrahim Sallau Ali, has taken over command during a handover ceremony at Camp Farcha in N’djemena, Chad on Friday.

While taking over, Maj Gen Ali stated that his command style will involve inclusivity and ensuring that everyone is carried along.

He appealed for cooperation from all members of the MNJTF to achieve the mandate of the task force.

Earlier, in his valedictory address, the former Force Commander, Major General Gold Chubuisi, highlighted the successes achieved during his three-month tenure, both in kinetic and non-kinetic aspects.

A statement issued to journalists on Friday in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria, by the Military Information Officer, Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, said among his several achievements, Gen Chibuisi mentioned the successful clearance operations of terrorist hideouts, the neutralization of key terrorist leaders and the rescue of 56 hostages during Operation HARBIN ZUMA.

He added that various quick impact projects in Chad and Niger Republics were handed over to the local communities.

Accordingly, Maj Gen Chibuisi urged the new Force Commander to continue the momentum and sustain the offensive against adversaries.

Major General Ibrahim Ali was the erstwhile Theatre Commander, Operation HADIN KAI, where he performed creditably well to incapacitate Boko Haram terrorists in North-East Nigeria.

He will be serving as the 10th Force Commander since reorganisation of MNJTF in 2015.