The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Taoreed Lagbaja, has directed the immediate enrollment of personnel of the 231 Battalion and 331 Artillery Regiment and their families into the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
Mr Lagbaja gave the directive at Abogo Largema Military Cantonment, Biu in Borno, during an assessment of army units in the area on Thursday.
This is contained in a statement signed by the Director of Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu, on Friday in Abuja.
He directed that the personnel and their nuclear families should be enrolled into the NHIS under the Cantonment Medical Reception Station (MRS).
Mr Lagbaja said that this was to enable them to access free medical care, adding that the number of beneficiaries per family would depend on the number of enrollees.
The COAS also promised to address the challenge of infrastructure deficit in the cantonment.
He appreciated the officers and soldiers of the units for their service to the nation in ensuring…