COAS Tasks Soldiers to Brace up, Secure Nigerians Better

Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has charged soldiers to brace up in order to secure Nigerians better and tackle insurgency in the South-West.

Oluyede made this known on Friday while addressing soldiers during his maiden operational visit to 32 Artillery Brigade Owena Cantonment, Akure.

The COAS, who said that Nigeria was facing with different security challenges, said there was need for all personnel and officers to rise up collectively and stop the menace.

“We are doing our best with other sister agencies and other security agencies to bring these challenges to the bare minimum.

𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐬 𝐈𝐒𝐖𝐀𝐏 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐋𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐬, 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐝

𝐅𝐆 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞

“I want to tell you this afternoon that the entire Nigerian state, the entire Nigerian people are depending on you to bring all these challenges to an end.

“If there is no security, there can’t be development. So, whether you like it or not, it’s affecting you and I.

“The money the government is spending on security is so huge that if we can make Nigerians better secured, those monies can be channeled to make the lives of all Nigerians better.

“Nigerians are looking up to us to make things better. So what that means is that you must be ready to double your efforts, to work harder,” he said.

Oluyede, who promised to ensure the welfare of the soldiers and officers, said that he would do his best to make things better.

According to him, there is a plan to build houses for soldiers across the formations to ensure they have a place to live when retired from the service.

“As we speak, we plan to produce at least 100,000 uniforms every month. So the first set is going to be split between 81 Div and 2 Div, and that will be done tomorrow,

“You must be ready to face the challenges. As we are pursuing the criminals from the north, we have realised that some of them are coming down from the South-West.

“What does that mean? What does that tell you? That work is coming. And it is better you nip it in the bud than allow it to grow. Once it grows, it becomes a monster.

“We don’t want another North-East. Neither do we want another North-West. So you must brace up to that challenge,” he said.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the highlights of the event include the gun drill display of 35mm Oerlikon Anti-Aircraft (AA). (NAN)