Insurgency: CDS charges Commanders to sustain Operational momentum.
Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff(CDS) Lt General Olufemi Oluyede has charged all commanders to sustain operational momentum, apart from prioritising troops welfare, and uphold the highest standards of conduct in the protection of the civilian population within their areas of responsibility.
The CDS also commended the extraordinary gallantry, tactical ingenuity, and unwavering professionalism demonstrated by troops across all theatres during the month of May 2026.
The CDS message was contained in the end of May briefing by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja at the Defence Headquarters Tuesday in Abuja.
He also extends his deepest condolences to the families, friends, and loved ones of all personnel who paid the supreme price in selfless service to the nation.
He called on all Nigerians to deepen their partnership with the Armed Forces of Nigeria by providing timely, accurate, and actionable intelligence to security forces, underscoring that community collaboration has been decisive to many of the outstanding successes recorded during this period.
According to him, the commitment of the Defence Headquarters to a secure, united, and prosperous Nigeria remains steadfast, unwavering, and absolute.
Major General Michael Onoja while speaking on the ongoing military operations across several theaters said
317 terrorist/criminals were neutralised, 314 suspects were arrested, 221 civilians were rescued, 18 terrorist surrendered , 93 arms were recovered, 3 illegal refining sites were destroyed while 21,910 litres of assorted petroleum products were recovered
He noted that guided by its constitutional mandate to defend the territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and protect the lives and property of every citizen, troops prosecuted coordinated land, air, and maritime operations that yielded decisive results adding that the months operational activities produced landmark achievements of considerable strategic significance, including the neutralisation of scores of terrorists and criminal elements, the rescue of hundreds of unlawfully abducted civilians, the systematic dismantling of illegal arms manufacturing and trafficking networks, the destruction of terrorist enclaves and logistics supply chains, the seizure of stolen petroleum products, and the arrest of collaborators, gunrunners, criminal financiers, and intelligence informants embedded within civilian communities.
