Army restates commitment to secure Nigeria’s territorial integrity
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By Henry Oladele
Army
Lagos, Sept. 9, 2016 (NAN) The 81 Division of the Nigerian Army on Friday in Lagos said the army was committed to securing the territorial integrity of the country.
The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 81 Division, Maj.-Gen. Isidore Edet said this in his remarks at the closing ceremony of the competition for warrant officers and senior non-commissioned officers in 9 Brigade, Lagos.
Edet, who was represented by the division’s garrison commander, Col Sunday Igbinomwanhia, congratulated the officers for participating in the competition.
According to him, there is no substitute to training, especially in the armed forces.
“It is in respect to that that the Nigerian Army deemed it fit to organise this particular competition for this period.
“You know we are responsible for securing the territorial integrity of this country and we can only do that if we train well and work hard,“ he said.
He said what had been witnessed today proved that the army was up to the task of securing the territorial integrity of the country.
He urged the participants to keep up the good work.
The 9 Brigade Commander, Brig.-Gen. Sanni Mohammed said he was satisfied with the drilling, stressing that training and retraining was paramount.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the competition was aimed at testing the proficiency of officers on weapon handling and map reading for effective military operations.
The competition was also to test the warrant officers and senior non-commissioned officers on obstacles crossing, drill and combat swimming.
NAN also reports that the competition is also aimed at enhancing leadership qualities and physical fitness of officers.
The units that took part in the competition included 9 Brigade, 35 Artillery Brigade, 45 Division Engineers and 81 Division Garrison.
At the end of the competition, 9brigade came first, 35 Artillery, second, 81 Division came third and 45 Division came fourth. (NAN)
Edited by Felix Ajide
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