The Nigerian Navy has disclosed that it is re-equipping its operational headquarters in Baga town of Borno State, looted by Boko Haram, according to the Chief of Training and Operations of the Naval Headquarters, Rear Admiral Ibikunle Taiwo Olaiya.
It will be recalled that the Baga Naval Base was dislodged in December 2018 after a fierce battle with the insurgents.
Rear Admiral Olaiya, who represented the Chief of Naval Staff at a new year get together with troops in a make-shift base in Maiduguri lauded the efforts of personnel during the attack which he said “allowed personnel of sister services and paramilitary then based in Baga to withdraw safely including many civilians.”
The naval chief further revealed that two years after the dislodgement, some personnel are still missing in action, but assured that the faultlines that led to the overrunning of the base have been studied and corrected to avoid a reoccurrence
