The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has restated his commitment to vigorously pursue realistic training, adequate troops’ sustenance, and pragmatic equipment procurement and maintenance.
He stressed that these were critical requirements for combat
readiness and operational success in the Nigerian Army.
A statement by Director Army Public Relations, Major General Onyema
Nwachukwu, stated that the COAS reaffirmed this commitment, while
declaring open the Doctrine and Training Conference for the year 2025 in Minna.
The Army Chief observed that Nigeria’s current security and defence
environments were characterized by both transnational and domestic
challenges, including terrorism, insurgency and banditry.
He said included in this were farmers-herders conflicts, economic crimes related to oil and gas pipeline vandalism, and secessionist agitations among others.
The COAS expressed optimism that the conference would assess Nigeria’s current security and defence environments, critically evaluate the NA’s training curriculum, and propose new ideas on how the Nigerian Army trains and fights.
Oluyede clarified that the conference offered a veritable platform for in- depth deliberations on the implementation of doctrine and training
directives in the Nigerian Army for year 2025 and beyond.