The Nigeria Army will continue to review strategies to overwhelm and defeat the country’s adversaries, says the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Farouk Yahaya.
He explained that the strategies comprise techniques and military procedures to secure the country by protecting life and property.
Unveiling the security strategies, yesterday, in Maiduguri, at a seminar themed ‘Intensifying Warrior Ethos and Regimentation in the Nigerian Army’, Yahaya disclosed that the army is using both kinetic and non-kinetic means to secure life and property across the nation.
The COAS, represented by the Theatre Commander, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), Maj-Gen. Christopher Musa, lamented the challenging time in the country’s history, which left enormous responsibility for the Army.
He reiterated President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive that the adversaries of Nigeria must be defeated decisively.
“Our complex security environment is replete with acts of insecurity, terrorism, kidnapping, ethno-religious conflicts and banditry from non-state actors,” he said.
Identifying the non-state actors as Boko Haram, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and others, he said that the gallant troops had continued to record successes against the adversaries.
He, therefore, tasked commanders at all levels to work towards changing the psyche of troops, noting: “The troops’ psyche change was to develop a winning posture at all times.”
On the regimentation of commanders’ troops, he said it could be achieved through innovative thinking with critical approaches to strategic implementation of the Army vision.
“This seminar seeks to rekindle the warrior spirit and regimentation of commanders and their troops. The performance of any formation or unit reflects the level of command and leadership of the commanders.”
According to him, regimentation creates the bond and discipline required for various military operations, and this cannot be achieved without discipline in the fulcrum of military regimentation.
On the challenges of regimentation, Brig-Gen. Hassan Lai (rtd) said leadership in the military units is critical, while enforcing “regimentation and documentation” with administrative control to achieve efficiency.
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