Tag: ARMY COAS

National Security: Nigerian Army mulls engaging services of retired personnel

Aminu Imam

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has disclosed that the Nigerian Army will engage the services of its retired personnel in tackling insecurity in the country, The Army Chief said this on Tuesday night, at a Regimented Dinner organised for the 2021 set of retired officers from its 3 Division, Rukuba, near Jos, Plateau State. The COAS, who was represented by the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Division and Commander, ‘Operation Safe Haven’, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Ali, appreciated the retired personnel for their service to the nation’s…

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Insecurity: “Kill as many bandits, kidnappers this Sallah” – COAS charges troops

Aminu Imam

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Farouk Yahaya, has felicitated with troops of the Nigerian Army on the occasion of this years Eid-il-Fitr celebration and directed them to eliminate as many bandits, kidnappers and terrorists as possible and recover as many weapons and ammunition from criminal elements. This was contained in an statement to newsmen in Abuja by the Director of Nigerian Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen Ben Nwachukwu. According to the statement, in the goodwill message to personnel across all Nigerian Army formations and units, the COASespecially…

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Internal Security: Nigerian Army reviews national security architecture to fight terrorism, banditry, kidnapping COAS

Aminu Imam

The Nigerian Army has vowed to deal with all adversaries terrorising the peace of the country. Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant-General Farouk Yahaya made this known at the opening of a seminar on “Intensifying Warriors Ethos“, in Abuja. The Army also said that it has continued to review the security architecture and re-strategise to bridge observed gaps, as well as build the right fighting will for the threats. Represented by the Chief Of Policy and Plans (COPP), Major General Anthony Omozodje, the COAS, while noting that varied acts of…

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“Expect more attacks by bandits, terrorists in 2022′ Army Chief

Aminu Imam

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Farouk Yahaya, has called on commanders of various theatres of operation to prepare for a possible increase in attacks by bandits and terrorists among other criminal elements disturbing the peace of the nation. He made the call on Friday, in Abuja, while addressing senior officers at the closing ceremony of the COAS Annual Conference 2021. We must take the fight to the adversary in order to neutralise and defeat them, the army chief said in his charge to officers and soldiers fighting insecurity…

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Gombe: Governor Inuwa Yahaya receives Chief of Army Staff, restates commitment to work with Armed Forces, others to sustain relative peace in State

Aminu Imam

Gombe State governor, Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, says his administration will not relent in working in synergy with the Nigerian Army and other security agencies to maintain and reinforce the prevailing peace in Gombe State. The Governor stated this when he received the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Faruk Yahaya, who paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House, Gombe. He stressed the need for a symbiotic relationship between Gombe State and the Nigerian Army to further promote peace and security in the State. Governor Yahaya lauded the key…

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Nigerian Army seeks retired officers help to tackle insecurity – Army Chief

Aminu Imam

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major-General Farouk Yahaya, has solicited the help of its veterans in tackling the security challenges across the country. Yahaya stated this yesterday in Jos, during the opening of the Army’s ‘2021 Second Quarter Veterans Affairs Seminar/Workshop’. He was represented by the Director of Personnel Services (Army HQ), Department of Administration, Boniface Sinjen. According to him, the veterans have the potential to support the Nigerian Army in combating all forms of insecurity in the country. He said the workshop would afford the army the opportunity…

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Insurgency: “We have sent many bandits to God to answer for their crimes” Army Chief assures Buhari

Aminu Imam

Chief of Army Staff, Faruk Yahaya, has stated that Nigerian troops will continue to eliminate bandits and other criminals undermining national security. Yahaya, while addressing journalists after he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-General yesterday, said many of those disturbing the peace have been sent to God to go and answer for their crimes. The decoration of the Army chief took place in a short ceremony before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, in Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari was assisted in decorating…

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Insecurity: “Its time to end Boko Haram” – Al-Mustapha tells new Army Chief

Aminu Imam

Says Nigeria will be great The former Chief Security Officer, (CSO) to Nigeria’s former Head of State, the Late Gen. Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha(rtd), advised the new Army Chief of Staff, (COAS), Major-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, to end the Boko Haram insurgency as soon as possible. According to Al-Mustapha, the new Army Chief must hasten the end of the insurgency, which had led to the massive destruction of lives and property. According to him, delaying the fight against Boko Haram will do Nigeria a disservice, saying, “the sooner we crush…

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President Buhari appoints Gen. Farouk as new Army Chief

Aminu Imam

…Swaps Heads Of NAPTIP, Refugees Commission…Garba Abari re-appointed as NOA D-G President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Major-General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff, (COAS). The appointment was announced yesterday by the Army’s Acting Director Defence Information Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, barely a week since the sudden death of the erstwhile COAS, Lt.- Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru in a plane crash in Kaduna. Prior to his appointment Major General Yahaya was the General Officer Commanding 1 Division of the Nigerian Army and the incumbent Theatre Commander of the Counter-terrorism,…

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Army Chief tasks officers to sustain operational tempo against insecurity

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, has charged officers and soldiers to sustain the tempo of operations against insurgency, banditry, kidnapping and other security challenges facing the country. Attahiru made the call at the closing of the combined First Quarter Conference and Nigerian Army Operations Retreat 2021 in Abuja. He said that officers and soldiers must maintain a posture that would create the enabling environment for peace and socio-economic activities to thrive. According to him, the conference and operation retreat serves as an opportunity to appraise operations and…

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