Security Challenges Have Exposed Our Defects’ – Army

<br /> <div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-481663" height="300" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" src="http://www.naijaloaded.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Nigeria-Army-5-1.jpg" srcset="http://www.naijaloaded.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Nigeria-Army-5-1.jpg 450w, http://www.naijaloaded.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Nigeria-Army-5-1-300x200.jpg 300w" style="display: block; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%;" width="450" /></div> <div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <strong>The current security challenges have exposed the gaps in army training and operations, Maj. Gen. Benson Akinroluyo, General Officer Commanding (GOC), 3 Division, Nigeria Army, Rukuba, has said.</strong></div> <div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> NAN reports that Akinroluyo, who stated this on Tuesday in Jos, at the flag-off of the Division’s Inter-brigade Sports Festival (NIFEST), said that the situation had necessitated an urgent need for reorientation at all levels.</div> <div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> The GOC, who was represented by the Chief of Staff, Brig. Gen. Musa Danmadami, said that the sports festival was timely, coming at a time of growing concerns on the ability of troops, and indeed the Nigeria Army, to tackle security challenges confronting the nation.</div> <div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> He declared that physical and emotional preparations were paramount to achieving mandates, and emphasised the need for all to adequately train in order to ensure optimal performance at all times.</div> <div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> Akinroluyo said that the sports festival was intended to prepare the army personnel for battle in view of the present recurrent security challenges.</div> <div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> According to him, the exercise was part of the Chief of Army Staff’s vision to have a professionally responsive Nigeria Army that would effectively discharge its constitutional roles.</div> <div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> He listed the events to be competed for, to include weapon handling, physical fitness/obstacles crossing, map reading, drill and combat swimming, as well as life firing at the range.</div> <div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> Brig. Gen. Ola Olatoye, Director, Directorate of Physical Training, Nigeria Army, advised the participants to adhere strictly to rules of the sports.</div> <div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> Olatoye said that 28 participants, comprising 23 male soldiers, three female soldiers and two subalterns would represent each brigade</div>

Security Challenges Have Exposed Our Defects’ – Army

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