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GOC Gives Recipe To End Insecurity
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division, Enugu, Maj.-Gen. Adebayo Olaniyi, said regular training of soldiers would boost efforts to confront security challenges in the nation.
Major- General Olaniyi made the assertion during the closing ceremony of the 2013 annual range classification exercise in Igwuruta shooting range in Rivers State yesterday.
He averred that the insecurity bedeviling the nation at the moment could be addressed if adequate training was given to the military personnel, adding that the military had the ability to curtail the level of security. “There are several security challenges confronting the nation and if soldiers do not train regularly, we may not be able to adequately confront these security challenges facing the nation “The purpose of this exercise is to continuously train soldiers to enhance their marksmanship as well as ensure they are combat-ready when called upon.”
Olaniyi further said that the exercise was also to equip soldiers with other requisite skills which were part of the Chief of Army Staff’s transformation plan for the force.
Olaniyi called on soldiers to use the opportunity to improve their marksmanship so as to guarantee proficiency of the army.
He said that at the end of the exercise, the best marksmen would represent the division at the Nigerian Army Sports Championship coming up in June.
The General Officer Commanding expressed happiness with the commitment and seriousness of participating officers and men of the division towards the exercise, adding that he was optimistic that the officers would become more active in the use of their armoury at the end of the exercise.
Major-General Olaniyi urged the participants to use the numerous experiences gained at the four-day exercise to improve on their job, adding that to whom much is given, much is expected”.
Our correspondent reports that the four-day exercise, which started on Monday, ended with the GOC, Major-General Olaniyi Adebayo and the 2 Brigade Commander, Nigerian Army, Bori Camp, Port Harcourt, Brigadier-General Osasogie Uzamere leading other army officers in the 200 and 100 metres FM raffle shooting exercise.
Participating Brigade in the Division include 2 Brigade, Port Harcourt, 13 Brigade, Calabar, Cross River, 14 Brigade, Ohafia, Abia State and 34 Brigade, Owerri, Imo State.