Barely four days after MBuhari told Service Chiefs that their best was not good enough, Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Monday directed GOCs and Field Commanders to relocate to the hotbeds of insurgency and banditry.
, on Monday directed General Officers Commanding and Field Commanders to relocate to the hotbeds of insurgency and banditry.Gen. Buratai, who met with Principal Staff Officers, the GOCs and FCs at the Army headquarters in Abuja, said the meeting was intended to serve as a wakeup call for the Army to change the insurgency and banditry narrative especially in the North“The President has renewed his call and desire to end the insecurity in our country.
”Over the past five years, we have procured huge quantities of all categories of equipment and platforms. While these efforts have helped close some gaps, we are still far from achieving our equipment holding requirements. ”So far we have taken custody of the weapons and platforms newly procured by the government through the Ministry of Defence. These include quantity 10 of VT4 tanks and 15Xsti light tanks. Others are 10X122MM SP guns as well as their ammunition, necessary spare parts and maintenance equipment.”
He added: As you are all aware already, we have continued to ramp up our domestic efforts at producing some key platforms and equipment for our operations. Presently, an additional 47 Ezugwu MRAPs are being produced by DICON.
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