Starting from Monday August 19th, a newly formed Nigerian Army division dedicated to counter-insurgency will take over all operations against the Boko Haram insurgency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States. This group will take over the command and assets of the JTF which recorded notable success in dislodging the boko haram sect from their camps in hills and forests in North-Eastern Nigeria since the declaration of the State of Emergency three months ago in those states.
Code-name "BOYONA" is an acronym for the Borno, Yobe and Adamawa and comprises of probably 8,000 infantry men who are expected to be the arrow head of a more efficient onslaught against the boko haram group and will also focus on doing the gritty job of securing the boundary region of north-east Nigeria that shares borders with Niger Republic, Chad & Cameroon. Those countries border regions have served as a launch pad for terrorist operations against Nigeria for the group in the past.
Civilian casualties will definitely drop with a likely increase in the terrorist body count as the division will employ a more systematic approach than what was obtainable under the JTF.
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