NAN-H-57
Strategy
By Henry Oladele
Lagos, March 10, 2017 (NAN) The 81 Division of the Nigerian Army on Friday said it had adopted new strategic planning operation to counter security challenges in the country.
The General Officer Commanding 81 Division, Maj.-Gen. Babatunde Oyefolu, announced the new strategy at the closing of a weeklong training for 100 officers in Lagos.
He said that the new strategy focused on manoeuvrable approach to warfare, estimation process and contemporary operations.
“Based on the style the enemies are using to approach us now, we have to adopt strategic planning operations to counter them.
“It is important for us at all levels to know how to plan operations in order to achieve the end result, which is to win the battle.
“This is important in view of the current security challenges in our environment,’’ Oyefolu said.
The GOC commended the officers for their seriousness and participation during the sessions and urged them to teach others at their respective units what they learnt.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 100 officers were trained on operation planning cadre to enhance their warfare capabilities.
The training was aimed at improving the planning capability of commanders and staff officers within the division’s area of responsibility. (NAN)
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(Edited by Abdulfatah Babatunde / Wale Ojetimi)