TY Buratai The Army Chief made the remarks at the combined graduation of 105 personnel under the Basic Air bone Course 37 and Basic Ri...
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The Army Chief made the remarks at the combined graduation of 105 personnel under the Basic Air bone Course 37 and Basic Rigger Course 23 at Jaji, Kaduna State.
The Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Friday, July 24, said that the Nigerian Military would adopt offensive disposition to eradicate the menace of insurgents in the country.
The Army Chief made the remarks at the combined
graduation of 105 personnel under the Basic Air bone Course 37 and Basic
Rigger Course 23 at Jaji, Kaduna State.
"The era of waiting in defensive position for criminals to come and attack and runaway must stop.
''We must take the battle to them and dislodge them wherever they are.
"In
line with these, we must learn to adopt offensive disposition and
respond quickly and appropriately to all situations, taking into
cognizance our rules of engagement.
"In
view of our current challenges, our primary assignment in contributing
our quota to national service is inline with my vision to strive towards
eradicating the menace of terrorism from our nation."
Buratai
said the Airborne Course is one of the Special Forces Courses, whose
activities he had always followed with keen interest.
"This underlines my utmost desire to ensure the continuous improvement of the Airborne training in the Nigerian Army.
"During
my tenure as Chief of Army Staff, training in all aspects of our
professional duties would be accorded its rightful place in line with my
vision for the Nigerian Army to have a professionally responsive Army
in the discharge of its constitutional roles.
"With
the degree of motivation in you that I have seen this morning as well
as the display of the commendable professional attitude, I am highly
convinced that you will successfully execute all assigned tasks as far
as Airborne Special Operation are concerned.
"Together we shall make a difference in our Army and our nation."
Buratai
urged those who completed the training not to relent in ensuring that
quality and high level training remained the watch word of the Nigerian
Army School of Infantry, Jaji.
The COAS, who was
one time Commandant of the School, commended the Federal Government for
the support being given to the institution and the Nigerian Army in
general.
He commended the Jaji community and the Nigerian School of Infantry for the effort in ensuring the success of the event.
He
pledged the support of the Nigerian Army Headquarters to the training
of Army personnel at the school and the other training institutions.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 71 cadets and 34 Army volunteers graduated from the training .
Meanwhile,
the Army Chief has supervised the graduation of 658 personnel of NIBATT
37 UNMIL after pre-deployment training at the Nigerian Army Peace
Keeping Centre (NAPKC) in Jaji.
Buratai warned the personnel not to tarnish the image of the Nigeria and the Army during their stay in Liberia.
"The
Nigerian Army will not accept any situation where its troops are seen
as soft targets or conducting themselves in unprofessional manner such
as trafficking in illicit substances of any kind including alcohol and
drugs as these practices negate the United Nations (UN) ethics", he added.
Buratai
reminded the personnel of the UN zero tolerance policy on sexual
exploitation and abuse and warned that both the Army and the Federal
Government would not tolerate contravention of the policies.
"You must exhibit the highest sense of personal and environmental hygiene as Liberia is just emerging from the Ebola Epidemic."
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