Insurgency: Army produce, unveil armoured fighting vehicles to mark 156 years anniversary

by Dailytimes
July 7, 2019

The Nigerian Army, on Saturday unveiled light armoured fighting vehicles and other equipment of warfare produced by the Nigerian Army Vehicle Manufacturing Company in partnership with Proforce.

The unveiling which was part of the activities to mark the Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL), 2019, held at Ikeja Cantonment in Lagos.

Stating that the unveiling of the new vehicles tallied with the significance of NADCEL, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai said the annual event was to afford Nigerian Army (NA) the opportunity to showcase its rich history, values and modest achievements.

Buratai said, “ NADCEL is designed to array our personnel and equipment with a view to showcasing our combat capability as an Army. Similarly, it is aimed at projecting the NA as a key instrument of national power, unity, integration and development.”

In his speech, the COAS noted that while the NA had initiated numerous operations to fight insurgency and criminality, campaign stabilisation projects are currently being conducted in the North-East to ensure the safe return of Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) to their homes.

The NA boss said, “ We are all aware that the country is facing numerous security challenges and this has necessitated the Nigerian Army’s current involvement in conducting numerous operations across the country. “

The operations are aimed at tackling the nefarious acts of these criminal elements in order to restore sanity to our dear country. Additionally, the NA has introduced numerous non-kenetic or the soft power apporach aimed at winning the hearts and minds of the citizens.

“ Some of these interventions are aimed at providing the much needed security for our people who are engaged in one form of business or the other and to enable our farmers to return to their farms.

“ To achieve this, the NA have also introduced and indeed currently conducts campaign stabilisation project in the North-East which focuses on countering the Boko Haram negative ideology and ensuring the safe return of the IDPs and refuges to their ancestral homes.”

Buratai further appreciated the President, Muhammad Buhari, for his numerous support to the NA.


Making his remark at the occasion, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Muhammadu Buhari assured Nigerian of security saying Kidnapping, Banditry, Insurgency and other forms of criminality are been tackled.


While inspecting the armoured vehicles, the President who was represented by the Vice- President, Prof. Yemi Osinbanjo congratulated the Nigerian Army on the innovation.

“ I want to reassure all Nigerians that issues of kidnapping, banditry, farmers and herdsmen clashes are being seriously tackled by the Federal Government, working with the States, through a multi-pronged approach.


“ Nobody will be allowed to maim, kill or commit other crimes and escape. It is our duty to apprehend and punish these criminals and that is what we are doing. “

But perhaps, the most impressive feature of today’s celebrations is the demonstration of our local capacity to manufacture armored vehicles. We have seen that what DiCON in collaboration with Command Engineering Depot of the Nigerian Army has done with the manufacture of infantry patrol vehicles, tactical patrol vehicles, sophisticated mine clearance systems and other equipment of warfare.


“ Proforce, a local vehicle company has also displayed its Mine resistant anti-ambush protected vehicles, these are designed 100% at Proforce, in collaboration with the Nigerian army.

“ Already some African countries have purchased armored vehicles from this company. Nigeria, will in another decade, manufacture most of its military hardware.”

Earlier, 288 flats, renovated for personnel of the NA, were commissioned by the COAS in Lagos.

Mrs. Onwe Chizoba, a resident of one of the renovated flats expressed gratitude to the NA leadership saying, “Before now, the block housing my flat was very bad. But I wm glad that the COAS has favored us with new structures.”

Pay my pension, 104-year-old WW ll veteran urges FG

July 6, 2019

A 104-year-old World War ll veteran of the Nigerian Army, Adamo Aduku on Saturday urged the Federal Government to pay his pension.

Aduku was one of those conferred with the Chief of Army Staff World War II Veteran Award at the 2019 Army Day Celebration in Lagos.

While speaking to journalists at the event, he lamented that since he was discharged as a Private from the Nigerian Army, he was yet to receive his pension.

“I joined the Royal West African Frontier Force in 1942 in Markurdi, Benue State. Trained in Laguna and deployed to India during World War II. I fought at Calcutta.

“I returned to Lagos in 1946 and was of the 4 Brigade Guard Group until I was discharged in that same year.

“I rejoined the Nigerian Army in 1950 in Zaria and was finally discharged in 1957 as a private soldier.

“I’m currently a farmer in Ibejukolo Omala Local Government Area in Kogi State.

“I have not being paid my pension since I was discharged and I’m appealing to the federal government to look into the matter so I can get my pension, ” he said.

Oduku thanked the Nigerian Army for the award.

(NAN)

We will rid Nigeria of insurgency, criminality, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday pledged his administration’s continued political will and determination to rid the country of insurgency and other forms of criminality.

Buhari, who was represented by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, made the promise at the Grand Finale of the 2019 Nigerian Army Day Celebration and Combat Support Arms Training Week at Ikeja Cantonment Parade Ground, Lagos.

The Nigerian Army Day is an annual event held every July 6, since 1976, in honour of the Nigerian Army. This year’s celebration was themed, ‘Professionally Responsive Soldering: A Panacea for Successful Military Operations’.

The President said that the security challenges in the country were being tacked in collaboration with the Nigerian Armed Forces.

“The challenge for us is to recognise this sick extremism of Boko Haram for what it is and form alliances across faith, ethnicities, to destroy an evil that confronts us all.

“We will continue to demonstrate the political will and determination towards ensuring that our land is rid of insurgency and that criminality is kept at the barest minimum.

“There are also other situations of insecurity in our midst, the Fulani herder and farmer conflicts, random killings, banditry and kidnapping.

“In different parts of the country, there are challenges that the army has had to intervene in, on many occasions.

“We assure all Nigerians that these challenges are been seriously tackled by the Federal Government working with the states through a multi-pronged approach, working with the Nigerian Army and all our security forces and law enforcement agencies.

“Nobody will be allowed to maim, kill or commit other crimes and escape. It is our duty to apprehend and punish these criminals and we are doing that and we will continue to do so,” he said.

Buhari urged the judiciary to ensure timely dispensation of justice in the cases of arrested bandits.

“Several bandits’ hideouts and camps have been destroyed and hundreds of arrests have been made.

“It is now up to our Judiciary to ensure that justice is meted out, not just comprehensively, but in a timely manner,” he said.

The President said his administration would intensify efforts to bring back the remaining Chiboks girls, Leah Sharibu and others who were still in captivity.

“We want to reassure the affected families and friends that this administration will not relent in its efforts to bring back all the remaining girls including Leah Sharibu, who has become a postal child for the heinous activities of  Boko Haram insurgency.

“We will reunite them with their families and friends by the Grace of God,” he said.

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gypsey:
I Could never understand this security Rubbish, were men in Suits and ties wearing shiny shoes are meant to be protecting a Man in a Vehicle by running on foot along a moving vehicle. Are they supposed to run faster than the moving Vehicle? Not only it's unsafe for the security men, They also appear useless to their Employer who is on a moving Vehicle.

Maybe i am just Stupid.

OROSUNBOLB:
PROFORCE ! Proudly Yoruba! Proudly Nigerian!

gypsey:
I Could never understand this security Rubbish, were men in Suits and ties wearing shiny shoes are meant to be protecting a Man in a Vehicle by running on foot along a moving vehicle. Are they supposed to run faster than the moving Vehicle? Not only it's unsafe for the security men, They also appear useless to their Employer who is on a moving Vehicle.

Maybe i am just Stupid.

TANID:
No You're Not stupid Sir But You're Just Stated Out Some Truth. Thanks Sir I Always Learned From You.