The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika on Monday lambasted Commanding Officers and Senior Army Officers for relaxing too much while their formations are being taken over by the violent sect.
The Chief of Army Staff also faulted the mode of operations of the Army in the war against terrorism in the country, especially in curbing the insurgent sect’s activities in Yobe, Borno and Adamawa states.
Addressing participants at the Second workshop organized for Commanding Officers from military formations under the One and Third Divisions of the Nigerian Army as well as formations in the war-torn zone of Adamawa , Yobe and Borno states, in Kaduna, Ihejirika he urged the officers to wake up to their responsibilities.
Earlier in an address, the General Officer Commanding, One Division, Major General Garba Wahab said the workshop is one of the series of strategies by the army to ensure capacity building of officers, while simultaneously brooding the knowledge of participants on inter agency cooperation in counter terrorism and counter insurgency operations.
He said the workshop is in line with the Chief of Army Staff’s effort in transforming the Nigerian army to a force that will be able to meet the challenges of terrorism and related challenges.
The current insecurity in the country and ways to tackle it prompted these officers to gather in this auditorium to compare notes and share ideas. For five days, they would be here taking stocks of their successes and failures, and possibly make corrections.
The theme of the workshop which is ‘building the capacity of Unit Commanders to meet with the contemporary security challenges” was specifically chosen and approved by army authorities as a reminder to officers and men about their personal and collective development.