Buratai Flags Off Exercise Ayem Akpatuma 11 In Taraba

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has flagged off Exercise AYEM AKPATUMA II in Takum, Taraba with a charge on troops to consolidate on the gains recorded during the first exercise in the state.
This is contained in a statement by Maj. Ikechukwu Eze, the Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations, yesterday in Jalingo.
Buratai explained that the Exercise was being conducted by Headquarters 3 Division, Headquarters Command Army Records, Headquarters Guards Brigade and 707 Special Forces Brigade.
He explained that it would run simultaneously from Nov. 1 to Dec. 23 in Taraba, Kogi, Nasarawa and Benue States.
The Army Chief, who was represented by the General Officer Commanding 3 Division, Maj.-Gen. Nuhu Angbazo, maintained that the 2019 exercise would be conducted in collaboration with sister security and paramilitary agencies.
“The exercise is aimed at building the capacity of the Nigerian Army personnel through practical exposure to sharpen skills in combating internal security threats across the North Central Region.
“It is also expected to strengthen civil–military relations between the military and good people of Taraba through civil–military cooperation activities such as medical outreach programmes, sanitation exercises, educational support among others,” he said.