Tag: COAS

COAS visits NDA,reiterates Army’s support against insecurity

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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Nigerian Army, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, paid a visit to Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) yesterday Tuesday 31 August 2021 over the recent security breach in the Academy. The COAS visited the Academy to get a firsthand brief on the incident and to commensurate with the commandant NDA, Maj Gen IM Yusuf, and the NDA community. Recalled that the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, paid a similar solidarity visit to the Academy on 24 August 2021. In his welcome address, the Commandant…

COAS reiterates commitment to reposition Nigerian Army for efficient operations

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The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Faruk Yahaya, has said that despite contemporary security challenges, the Nigerian Army under his leadership, is being repositioned to conduct its Operations efficiently. He said this has became imperative in order to defeat the myriad of adversaries behind threats to internal security of the country. Lt Gen Yahaya made this known on Wednesday 11 August 2021, during the second Senior Command and Leadership Seminar held at the 1 Division Auditorium, Kaduna. The seminar targeted incumbent and potential General Officers Commanding (GOC) and Brigade…

COAS donates Vehicle to Regimental Sergeant Majors of Operation Hadin Kai

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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has fulfilled his promise, as he continue empowering Regimental Sergeant Majors (RSM) of the Nigerian Army to enhance their funtionality. Lieutenant General Yahaya handed over keys and official documents of a brand new Toyota Hilux to the Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) of Headquarters 7 Division, Master Warrant Officer Mohammed Babayo, during an operational visit to the Division on Wednesday, 21 July, 2021. The COAS stated that the move is aimed at restoring the prestige associated with the office of an…

Destroy all Boko Haram terrorists enclaves in your locations – COAS tasks Troops

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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Major General Faruk Yahaya on Saturday 26 June 2021 charged troops of Sector 2 Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI to destroy all Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province terrorists’ enclaves in their various locations. The COAS made the statement while addressing troops of Sector 2 in Damaturu, Yobe State. General Yahaya further commended the troops on the several successful operations conducted within Sector 2 Area of Responsibility, which he enumerated to include Operations Ayiso Tamunoma, Katana Jimlan, Fire Ball…

OPERATION HADIN KAI: COAS visits Shehu of Borno … pledges to work with the traditional institution

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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Faruk Yahaya has said the traditional leaders were critical to the success of ongoing operation to end Boko Haram insurgency and terrorism in the Northeast. COAS made this known during a courtesy visit to the Shehu of Borno, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai El-kanemi, CFR and Members of Borno Emirate on Friday 25th June, 2021 in his palace Maiduguri, Borno State. General Faruk said he was pleased to be at the Shehu’s palace with Principal Staff Officers from the…

IGP mourns late COAS, Ibrahim Attahiru,others … describes him as an excellent partner in the fight against insecurity

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The Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has condoled with the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Muhammadu Buhari, the Nigerian Armed Forces, families and friends of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru, other military officers and crew, who died in an unfortunate air-mishap while on national assignment on Friday, 21st May, 2021.   The IGP expressed sadness by the fact that the late COAS died while on a patriotic mission to advance the course of peace and save the lives of others.…

The Flying Coffins of Nigeria Armed Forces, Which Way Forward? By Moses Idika

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All over the world, the Air Force is the power base of the military, modern warfare is fought in the air, the land forces merely “clear the debris.” The ongoing Israel and Palestine Conflict is a testimony of what modern warfare looks like. Israeli military has recorded very huge and significant “victory” over Hamas terrorist group without deploying soldiers on foot into the Palestine territory simply because of strong Air Force backed by equally strong land troops and especially advanced technology. In Nigeria, however, our Air Force is the weakest…

Gov Oyetola mourns COAS,says death shocking, devastating

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The Governor, State of Osun, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, has described the death of the Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, as shocking and devastating. Oyetola who had taken to his Twitter handle and Facebook page on Friday night to commiserate with President Muhammadu Buhari and the families of the deceased, urged Nigerians not to mourn like unbelievers. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan, on Saturday morning, the Osun Governor said the late COAS was a brave, assertive and distinguished army General who gave his best to his…

Buratai: When The Sun Attempted To Rise At Night By Richard Murphy

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One of the strategies often adopted to wear the troops of an opposing army down is to direct a campaign of disinformation at them. The objective may include creating a sense of division within the targeted army, greater return on investment will be anticipated by pitching the troops against commanders or vice versa. In the age of the explosion of “fake news” as a phenomenon, it is easy to confuse this weaponization of information with being fake; but targeted disinformation is not necessarily false but could rather be truthful words…