Nigerian military forms special brigade to fight Boko Haram
BENESHIEK, Nigeria, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- The Nigerian military on Monday unveiled a new task force specifically placed in the country's northeastern Borno state to combat terrorist group Boko Haram.
Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, chief of staff of the Nigerian army, spoke to the special unit, known as 29 Task Force Brigade, at one of its headquarters in the village of Beneshiek. The unit is also deployed in the village of Ngamdu.
"You are better trained and equipped than the criminals and you have to be professional and responsive," Xinhua news agency quoted Burutai as saying. "You should have no excuse not to be on patrol, ambush or raid operations."