We defeat insurgents with regular interaction between commanders and their troops – CDS
We defeat insurgents with regular interaction between commanders and their troops
Maj. Gen. Christopher Musa, The Chief of Defence Staff, has charged all commanders in the Nigerian Army to always take the welfare of their men very seriously and engage them with words of encouragement as a panacea to the insecurity in the country.disclosed that it may be difficult to defeat insurgents, bandits, and terrorists in Nigeria without adequate cooperation and regular interaction between commanders and their troops.
He, disclosed that it may be difficult to defeat insurgents, bandits, and terrorists in Nigeria without adequate cooperation and regular interaction between commanders and their troops.
The CDS stated this during a lecture/book presentation titled, “Nigerian Army Participations in ECOMOG Operations and Lessons Learnt: 1990 to 2003,”. The lecture/ book presentation which is part of the activities lined up to mark the 160th anniversary of the Nigerian Army, held at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State.
Meanwhile, Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, in his welcome address, restated the commitment of the Nigerian Army to flush out the activities of insurgents, terrorists, and bandits across the length and breadth of the country.
He emphasized that the Nigerian Army remains alive to its constitutional mandate, especially regarding curbing the activities of insurgents, terrorists, bandits, and other criminals and, most importantly, safeguarding Nigerian.
Similarly, in a lecture titled, “Optimising Nigerian Army Administration for Successful Counter-Insurgency Operations: Strategic Options,” delivered by the retired Maj. Gen. Adeniyi Oyebade. He reiterated the effectiveness of the Nigerian Army in counter-insurgency operations had been weakened by recurring challenges for over a decade.
Stating that these challenges requires different strategic options, which include the resuscitation of defence industries for production kits/protective gear and medical health partnerships with indigenous teaching hospitals. Others are the introduction of a monitoring team for the administration’s counter-insurgency operations and partnerships with selected commercial banks for loans.
