President Muhammadu Buhari has tasked Nigerian Army to increase collaboration with other security agencies in order to comprehensively defeat terrorism in Nigeria.
Speaking at the Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference, with the theme “Building Nigerian Army Capacity in Combating Emergency Security Threat in a Joint Operations Environment in Abuja on Monday, the president who was represented by the Chief of Defense Staff, Major General  Lucky Irabor, told Nigerian Army to optimally deploy available personnel and military equipment so as to achieve the desired success in the battle field.
Buhari warned Nigerian Army to be mindful of human rights in their operational conducts.
He promised that his administration would  continue to do all the needful within the available resources to support the Army and other security agencies  in performing their constitutional responsibilities
The Chief of Army Staff and the chief host of the event, Lt General Faruk Yahaha, said the conference was to enable the Army to appraise their efforts so far and to reposition them to face next year’s possible security challenges.
While promising effective collaboration with the Nigerian Navy and other security agencies, Yahaya reiterated that the Nigerian Army was ever ready and committed to defend Nigeria and its democracy.
The Minister of Defence , Bashir Magashi who was represented by the Director of Army , Ministry of Defense, Sunday Attah, while commending the success the Nigerian military has recorded in  the war against insurgence and terrorism, charged Nigerian Army to continue to decimate, kill and eliminate all bandits and terrorists in the country
The Annual Conference featured exhibition of indigenous and locally manufactured military equipment, as well as commissioning of three new operational vehicles.
The event was graced by  all the former Chief of Staff, Major Generals, representatives of the Nigerian Army Officers wives Association,  NAOWA,  representatives of all the Nigerian  security agencies, members of executive, among others.
