The Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya, has charged Army Cadets of Regular Course 69 of the Nigerian Defence Academy to deploy their newly acquired combat skills and competencies to surmount security challenges in the country.
He also urged them as junior commanders to add value to ongoing operational efforts to restore peace and security in troubled parts of the country.
According to a statement on Saturday by the Director, Army Public Relations Brig Gen Onyema Nwachukwu, Yahaya spoke as the Special Guest of Honour at the Battle Inoculation phase of Exercise Camp Highland, which wrapped up final exercises for the Army cadets, before passing out of the prestigious Academy later in October this year.
The statement partly read, “The recent review of training curriculum in the academy has brought about remarkable improvement in the quality of cadets’ combat training, in tune with NA’s deliberate capacity development effort towards tackling contemporary security challenges.
“You are hereby urged to deploy your newly acquired combat skills and competencies to surmount security challenges in the country. ”
While pointing out that a lot of resources have been invested in training the cadets, assured the President and all Nigerians that the Nigerian Army in synergy with other services and security agencies will “speak to the insurgents and bandits in the language they understand”.
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