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Take advantage of the skill acquisition centre to become self-reliant – NAOWA President

By Web News 1289

The President of Nigerian Army Officer’s Wives Association, NAOWA, Mrs. Salamotu Farouk-Yahaya has urged officers’ wives to take advantage of the newly-built skill acquisition centre to empower themselves towards becoming self-reliant and productive.

Mrs. Farouk-Yahaya stated this while commissioning a skills acquisition centre built by NAOWA at 2 Division Nigerian Army, Ibadan. 

She noted that her vision of sustaining legacies and upholding the tenets of unity and service placed premium attention among other things and would go a long way in assisting the Nigerian Army. 

Mrs. Farouk Yahaya assured that the association would not relent in providing a peaceful and supportive atmosphere for families in the barracks while the officers engaged in the military duties.

Contributing, the wife of General officer commanding,  GOC, 2 Division Nigerian Army, Ibadan, Major General Gold Chibuisi, Joy Chibuisi said the newly-built skills acquisition centre was designed to assist the families of officers and soldiers, particularly widows, children and youths. 

She said the idea was aimed at developing and harnessing the skill of women and widows of falling heroes to enable them to become self-reliant having leverage in the larger communities in Nigeria and beyond. 

The NAOWA Chairperson of 2 Division, Nigerian Army, also gifted some widows of fallen officers foodstuffs and other household items to better their lives.

In his address of welcome, GOC 2 Division, Major General Gold Chibuisi pledged his continuous support to NAOWA in order for the association to achieve its vision and mission which was to maintain and sustain peaceful homes for officers and men. 

Rasheedah Makinde

News Security

Retired Soldiers’ Experiences Are Useful For Us To Combat Insecurity: General Lucky Irabor

By Web News 1070

The Chief of Defence Staff,  General Lucky Irabor says the military will make use of retired soldiers experiences in tackling the insecurity confronting the country. 

General Irabor  stated this in Ibadan at a day seminar with retired senior military officers in the Southwest Zone held at 2 Division Nigerian Army, Odogbo Barracks,  Ojoo, Ibadan,  Oyo State. 

 General Lucky Irabo said with the various security issues disrupting the peaceful atmosphere of the country, the military had resulted in tapping from the wealth of experience of the retired soldiers. 

He noted that with the sense of patriotism and zeal of the retired soldiers which paved the way to unity, faith, peace, and progress during their time,would go a long way at tackling the issue of insecurity in the country. 

General Irabor stated further that the seminar became imperative for the ex-service men and officers still in service to rub minds together and equally decide on what needed to be done in the hope of improving the state of peace across the country. 

The Chief of Defence Staff, the staff, therefore denied the allegations moving round that the military were pallying with the bandits for a selfish gains.

He called on patriotic Nigerians to stay firm adding that the military was working tirelessly to ensure that the issue of insecurity became a thing of the past. 

On his part, Chief of Defence Civil military corporation, real admiral Frederick Ogu was optimistic that the result of the workshop would be a rewarding experience in solving the issue of insecurity, hence the need for all the participants to put in their best during the interactive. 

In his welcome of address, the host and the general officer commanding,  GOC, Major General Gold Chibuisi appreciated the military headquarters,  Abuja for bringing the program to 2 Division,  Odogbo Barracks. 

Major General Chibuisi said this gesture would bring out positive result as the issue of insecurity was worrisome and needed a salient solution.

Rasheedah Makinde

Security

Nigerian Army Reiterates Commitment To Combating Insecurity

By Web News 936

The chief of Army staff, Lieutenant  General Ibrahim  Attahiru has reiterated the efforts of the military to reposition the Nigerian Army in effective operations to professionally defeat security threats facing the country.

Lieutenant Attahiru stated this  while declaring open a 2 -day seminar for the senior brigade and General officers commanding at the 2 division Nigerian Army,  Odogbo Barrack Ibadan, Oyo State.

Our correspondent Rasheedah Makinde reports that representatives from sister agencies were part of the participants at the seminar.

The chief of Army Staff,  Major General Ibrahim Attahiru said in a bit to reposition Nigerian Army to professionally defeat all adversary in a joint environment,  he had formulated strategic goals to ensure a better outcome. 

He noted that, to end the emerging threats confronting  the nation,  the military must improve strategic communication,  bridge gaps in force levels,  and source for the support of other security agencies,  ministries,  department and international partners.

General Attahiru in view of all these, has directed and set a motion mechanisms to invigorate effective trainings and conduct operations to achieve a desired nations.

The chief of Army staff stated that the military was aware that the nation was facing formidable and unprecedented attacks from non state actors and from security threats that are unstructured, with their impact felt in the land, sea and cyber domains.

Lieutenant Attahiru ,therefore, promised Nigerians of a better nation  through effective operations as the military had identified its weakness and  was ready  to rebirth a reformed and solid society.

General officer commanding,  GOC 2 division Nigerian Army,  Major General Gold Chibuisi said this seminar was first of its kind which would go a long way to addressing the issue of internal security affecting the nation. 

GOC Chibuisi ,therefore ,called on the participants to relay the knowledge they would acquire at the seminar to their commands to collectively wage war against security challenges in Nigeria. 

On his part, Chief of training, Nigerian Army, Major General  Okodili Azinta said the seminar was aimed at the senior officers to gather knowledge from stakeholders and to identify what needed to be done differently to meet with the expectations of Nigerians. 

The theme of the 2 -day seminar was “Enhancing the capacity of Nigerian Army Senior Level Field   Commanders  for optimal performance in a complex operating Environment”.

Rasheedah Makinde.