Nigeria Army Strategises to Curb Security Challenges

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Nigeria Army Strategises to Curb Security Challenges  


The Chief Of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Tukur Buratai, has revealed that apart from the fight against insurgency in the North-east region, the Nigeria Army was strategising to curb the rate of kidnapping, herdsmen/farmers crisis, pipeline vandalism and crude oil theft bedeviling the country.

Buratai disclosed this in Yola, Adamawa State, during  Combat Support Arms Training Week (COSAT) for 2017, saying the army would continue to sustain efforts towards adequately equipping units and formations to enhance military  capacity to eliminate contemporary challenges and threats in the country.

"We all know that the contemporary challenges Nigeria is trapped with include insurgency, kidnapping, herdsmen crisis, pipeline vandalism which have made it imperative for all agencies to synergize and find solutions,” he stated.

He said the theme for this's years COMBAT which is ‘Improving Combat Supports Synergy as Force Multiplier in COIN Operation' is to review, identify and improve on operations.

The COAS pointed out that to bring to an end destruction by terrorists in the country, the Nigerian army has held the Small Arms Combatmanship at the newly constituted Abu Ali shooting range in Sambisa forest, proposed headquarters of the terrorists

The Nigerian Army COMBAT support arms training in an annual event organised on rotational bases among artillery, engineers, signals and intelligence corps to review and restrategise on operations as well as demonstration on constabulary.

He however attributed the successes of the military in degrading Boko Haram insurgency in the North-east region to adequate funding by President Muhammedu Buhari administration.

Buratai further explained that the financial support was responsible for  the remarkable improvement in the operation capacity of  the troops.

The army boss also said improved funding as well as logistic planning and execution in the operation have boosted the morale of troops which resulted in  forcing the insurgents  to flee their hide out and surrender on a daily basis.

The state Governor, Muhammadu Jibrilla Bidow, assured the army that his government would give necessary supports to the military in the state and neighboring state as well.

Bindow lauded the resilience demonstrated by the COAS in fighting the terrorists, describing it as commendable and worth national and international awards.


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