COAS Conference: Army to review 2022 operations, other activities

The Nigerian Army is set to review its operational activities and take stock of its 2022 activities at the Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference in Sokoto.

Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, director of army public relations, disclosed this while outlining the conference’s schedule to reporters on Thursday in Abuja.

The conference, with the title “Building a Professional Nigerian Army for the 21st Century Security Environment,” according to Nwachukwu, will provide a forum for a reevaluation of the Nigerian army’s administrative operations.

He said the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya and his team would evaluate and comprehensively review ongoing operational engagements in all theatres of operations across the six geo-political zones within the year, among other key agendas.

According to him, this will provide the army with a thorough understanding to make significant decisions that will be goal-oriented and help it achieve its stated mission of resolving the nation’s many security concerns.

In his words, “The conference would also create an opportunity for the COAS to have a face-to-face interaction with all the General officers Commanding, field commanders and other senior officers to provide possible guidance on enhancing Nigerian army activities and operations.

“The opening will feature a lecture titled “Proliferation of Regional/State Security Outfits in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects” by the former Chief of Defence Staff, retired Gen. Martin Luther Agwai.

“Furthermore, the conference will review decisions taken at the COAS third quarter conference, while a series of briefs and other updates bothering on various activities will be presented and deliberated upon during the conference.”

Nwachukwu said the Nigerian army would use the opportunity to recognise and appreciate eminent Nigerians who had in no small measure supported the army.

He said the Nigerian army had over the years demonstrated its capacity and zeal in defending Nigeria’s territorial integrity and sovereignty against external aggression and giving aid to civil authority in mitigating internal security challenges in the country.

He said the efforts of the current army chief had tremendously enhanced the capacity and dexterity of troops in the onslaughts against terrorists, bandits and other criminal elements in the country.

According to him, troops have continued to decimate Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in the North East, leading to the elimination of terrorists’ high-profile commanders, foot soldiers and their hideouts.

Nwachukwu said the choice of Sokoto for the conference was in keeping with the tradition of the Nigerian army in giving back to society through its civil-military cooperation activities.

He said that several intervention projects had been executed across the North West zone, which he said would be inaugurated during the conference.

He, therefore, reiterated the commitment and resolve of the troops to continue to discharge their duties professionally and proficiently within its constitutional mandate.

COAS Conference: Army to review 2022 operations, other activities