Most notable among the redeployment is Leo Irabor, who was the Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, the counter terrorism operation in the North East.
Theater Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Leo Irabor, handed over the detainees to officials of the Borno Government at a ceremony in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on Monday.
The Nigerian military authorities have explained the incident that led to the death of Muhammad Abu-Ali, a lieutenant colonel ,and two other senior officers who were killed in Boko Haram ambushes.
Leo Irabor, the army commander in charge of the anti-terrorism war in the northeast, also called “Operation Lafiya Dole” has reiterated the Nigerian Army’s stand that the leader of Boko Haram group, Abubakar Shekau had long being killed.
Commander of the counter-insurgency operations in the North-East, also called Operation Lafiya Dole, Leo Irabor, has revealed that a first cousin to the Chief of Defence Staff, Abayomi Olonisakin was killed in a recent operation against the Boko Haram insurgency.