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COAS pledges improved accommodation for personnel
COAS pledges improved accommodation for personnel
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, on Tuesday pledged to provide more befitting and comfortable accommodation for officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army across the country.
Yahaya made the pledge during the inauguration of transit accommodations at Muhammadu Buhari Cantonment Giri and the Nigerian Army Resource Centre Asokoro in Abuja.
He said that provision of infrastructure in barracks was his priority, adding that completed and other ongoing projects across formations was to bridge the accommodation deficit for personnel.
The COAS said that the Army would continue to identify and properly document areas of need to enhance the welfare of all personnel.
“We will approve those areas that need immediate intervention starting with the worst going to the best and where there are challenges, acute shortages, we pursue with additional structures.
“It is work in progress and the commanders on ground know where it is biting most, so let us know areas that need immediate intervention.
“The commanders on ground have the responsibility to check, see and then advise, discuss or liaise with the Department of Logistics, so that together we harness what is required and we move on,” he said.
Acting Director of Procurement (Army), Brig.-Gen. Abdullahi Ibrahim, said the completion of the project was a further testament of the importance the COAS placed on infrastructure development.
Ibrahim said the new building was another massive step to significantly improve the accommodation deficit for officers within Abuja.
The acting director said that the situation arose due to relocation of more formations to Abuja in line with the current reorganisation of the Nigerian army.
Ibrahim said the transit accommodation was conceptualised in June 2020 as part of measures to bridge the accommodation gap for officers at the Army Resource Center, Muhammadu Buhari Cantonment and Tukur Buratai Institute of War and Peace.
He said Nigerian Army engineers had also constructed link roads within the cantonment among other infrastructures.
The acting director added that efforts were being made to connect the cantonment to the FCT water board, to provide potable water to the barrack.
COAS pledges improved accommodation for personnel
Troops neutralise armed militia in Plateau after failed escape attempt
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of 3 Division/Joint Task Force Operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP) have neutralised an armed militia in Plateau State after he attempted to disarm a soldier during an operation.
Zagazola gathered that the incident occurred on Sept. 5 during a follow-up operation to a hideout in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area.
A day earlier, on Sept. 4, troops had arrested the militia at Kaskra with an AK-47 rifle and 11 rounds of 7.62 mm (Special) ammunition. During interrogation, the suspect confessed to involvement in several criminal activities within Barkin Ladi and volunteered to lead troops to the hideout of his cohorts to recover weapons.
Sources said that while the search was ongoing at the hideout, the militia made a desperate attempt to snatch a soldier’s rifle in order to escape.
“He was swiftly overpowered and neutralised by the troops in the process,” one of the sources said.
The remains of the deceased suspect were deposited at a hospital morgue, while follow-up operations are ongoing to apprehend his accomplices and recover more weapons.
The sources reaffirmed military’s commitment to sustain the momentum against armed militias and other criminal elements in Plateau, stressing that no effort would be spared in restoring peace and stability across the Joint Operations Area.
Troops neutralise armed militia in Plateau after failed escape attempt
Troops arrest terrorist informants, logistics suppliers in Sokoto
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA have arrested two suspected terrorist informants and logistics suppliers in Gudu Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the suspects were apprehended on Sept. 4 during a fighting patrol to Yaka village by a quick response team.
The suspects, according to the source, are in troop custody for further investigation and action.
Troops arrest terrorist informants, logistics suppliers in Sokoto
Troops repel Boko Haram/ISWAP attack in Gajigana, Borno
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have repelled an attack by ISWAP terrorists on their Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Gajigana, Nganzai Local Government Area of Borno.
Zagazola Makama reports that the attack occurred at about 11:55 p.m. on Tuesday.
A reinforcement team joined the operation and engaged the insurgents in a clearance operation.
Sources told Zagazola that one Wednesday that several terrorists were killed while one soldier paid the supreme price in action, while another sustained injuries.
The injured personnel has since been evacuated for medical attention, while the remains of the fallen hero were moved to the 7 Division Military Morgue in Maiduguri.
Items recovered from the terrorists during exploitation include AK-47 rifle, a magazine loaded with 25 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, two Baofeng radios, and belted ammunition for a machine gun.
The sources added that the terrorists, who withdrew in disarray, were believed to have suffered several casualties, though the exact figure was not confirmed.
They explained that the general security situation in the area remains calm but unpredictable.
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