President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Maiduguri, the Borno state capital to declare Chief of Army Staff Conference 2018 and later address
the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole at the Maimalari cantonment, Maiduguri.
He is currently on his way to the command Guest House, venue of the COAS conference and later in the day address the troops of operation Lafiya Dole fighting insurgency in the Northeast.
Meanwhile, security has been beefed up in Maiduguri and environs as President Muhammadu Buhari is on an official visit to the state.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that this is the first time the president will be gracing the quarterly chief of army staff conference since he assumed office.
The president’s visit is being interpreted as a morale booster for officers and soldiers in the aftermath of killing of a number of soldiers at Metele in Northern Borno, by the Boko Haram terrorist group.