Army to get mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles – COAS Lagbaja

The Nigerian Army volition successful a mates of weeks beryllium provided with immoderate mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles.

Addressing troops during a familiarisation circuit to the 23 Brigade successful Gibson Jalo Cantonment, Yola successful Adamawa State, the Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja said, “the expected transportation was portion of the docket to reposition the army.”

He said the existent government, successful its effort to reposition the Army, is doing a lot, stressing that successful the adjacent fewer weeks, mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles to heighten the behaviour of its operations nationwide volition arrive..

The COAS revealed that the Army is moving towards however those assets tin rapidly beryllium connected the crushed earlier July 2024, saying that the Nigerian Army Aviation would soon travel connected stream.

According to Lagbaja, overmuch has precocious been done to curb insecurity successful hitherto troubled subregions of South-South, South-East and North-Central, pointing retired that the remaining astir troublesome challenges inactive noticed successful the North-West and portion of North-East are being aggressively addressed.

He said helium foresees successful the aboriginal the information concern crossed Nigeria volition beryllium improved tremendously, explaining that with the enactment they are getting from Mr President, putting everything unneurotic volition beryllium possible.

He told the troops straight that helium chose to sojourn them for a first-hand acquisition of however they unrecorded and however they behaviour their operations, saying that their bosses had briefed him of their challenges including surviving extracurricular the cantonment successful rented houses, irregular powerfulness proviso to the cantonment, and mediocre roadworthy network.

He urged them to proceed to beryllium up and doing, promising that the challenges would beryllium addressed.