Terrorism: Nigerian Army Acquires More Arms To Fight Boko Haram

By: Midat Joseph on November 26, 2013 - 3:55am

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The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Azubuike Ihejirika yesterday said the Army authority has just acquired a cargo of new arms and ammunitions to fight terrorism.
The Army boss, who spoke at the opening ceremony of the 2013 convention of the Nigerian Army Regiment Sergeant Majors (RSM), said Army’s equipment was not obsolete as alleged.
Ihejirika who was represented by Director of Administration, Army Headquarters, Major General Mohammed D. Abubakar, said, “many of our armaments are current ones and more armament are being procured. In fact, a cargo had just arrived Abuja on Friday with so many equipment for our use. Over time, procurement of armaments was slow, but of recent, we have embarked on a lot of procurement to enable us meet the challenges we are facing.”
Addressing the RSMs drawn from all Army divisions in the country, the Army Chief said the theme of the convention, ‘Enhancing the Capacity of the RSM Towards Effective Unit Administration in the Nigerian Army’ was timely, considering the nature of security challenges the Nigerian Army was grappling with, alongside the expectation of the citizenry.
“The convention is therefore important as you the RSMs are the bridge between the officer cadre and the men. You are the pivot around which discipline and performance of the Nigerian Army revolves. The main objective of the convention is to provide an avenue for Army Headquarters to obtain your views and opinions on contemporary issues affecting the Nigerian Army.
“Of utmost importance is the issue of regimentation which is within your schedule of responsibilities and has a great effect on unit administration and discipline. Your views would be collated as inputs for formation or modification of policy decisions,” he said.
He, however, tasked the RSMs to participate actively and come out with meaningful suggestions that will take the Army to greater heights.
Earlier in his welcome, the General Officer Commanding, 1 Division Nigerian Army, Major General Garba A. Wahab, noted that the convention was also meant for the RSMs to brainstorm in continuation of issues related to regimentation and professionalism.
He concluded that the convention has been a veritable ground for sharing knowledge and ideas, and getting to understand the seriousness of the security challenges facing the country and coming up with ideals to deal with the challenges.


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