Nigerian Army vows to tackle security challenges — Ihejirika

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen. Onyeabor Azubike Ihejirika, has assured Nigerians that the army under his command will find solutions to the numerous security challenges facing the country.

Ihejirika said the army had been working in conjunction with the civilians in the country for the security of the nation, adding that the security of life and property in any part of the country would never be compromised by the military.

The COAS said, “The issue of kidnapping, armed robbery and Boko-Haram will soon be a thing of the past in any part of the country, as we are determined to help other security agencies to combat crimes in any part of the country at the shortest notice.”

He described security as the basis for even development in the country, adding that the military would do everything within its powers to ensure the security of the country at all times, so that investors who have things to do in the country will find a conducive environment to operate.”

Speaking in Umuahia during the 9th Biennial Training Conference 2013 for the Nigerian Army Finance Corps (NAFC), Ihejirika said that the conference will help the military to assess what they have done in the last one year and also project into the future.

Ihejirika, who was represented by the General Officer Commanding 82 Division Enugu, Gen. Adebayor Olaniyi, said that the conference with the theme, ‘Transforming the Nigerian Army towards Meeting Security Challenges and National Development: the Role of NAFC’, would help them to examine the army finance corps and also find ways to manage the scarce resources available to them.
The COAS assured that the conference would also help them to find ways to finance their military operations in all their peace keeping missions, stressing that the army finance corps have shown transparency in their dealings through the use of SMS to alert members when they are paid.
He commended the state governor, Chief Theodore Orji, for his support to the military formations in the state, which he said had led to reduction in kidnapping and other violent crimes in the states.
In his speech, the state governor, Chief Theodore Orji, noted that the military has been partners of progress in the rebuilding of the state after the dark era of kidnappings and other violent crimes that ravaged the state sometime in the past.
Orji said that the military presence in the state has helped to to stabilise the security in the state and has “made us to have the courage to build all the legacy projects we have done across the length and breadth of the state within a short period.”
He commended the army for choosing the state to hold their 9th biennial training conference, saying that it has gone a long way to tell the whole world that the state is peaceful and secured, “therefore making it one of the safest states in the country.”
The governor assured the army of the readiness of his administration to come to their aid whenever it is called upon, stressing that whatever achievement his government had recorded was as result of the partnership with the military.
In his welcome speech, the Chief of Accounts and Budget (Army), Gen. Abdullahi Muraina, said that the transformation agenda of the present administration has helped the military to transform itself to face the security challenges in the country in recent times.
Gen. Muraina said the army is committed to helping the civilians to combat crimes in many states across the country, adding that the experience has not only been tasking but also very expensive despite the challenges of unqualified staff.

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