The Chief of Military Workers, Lt. Basic Taoreed Lagbaja, on Monday visited Sokoto to have fun this 12 months’s Christmas with troops of the Operation Hadarin Daji, at Gingiya Barracks, Sokoto.
Talking whereas addressing the troops, the Military Chief counseled them for placing of their finest within the struggle towards insecurities throughout the state and past.
“I due to this fact ship my goodwill messages to the troops and their households with a way of satisfaction and appreciation. I wish to congratulate the troops for making it this far into the 12 months and for weathering all huge storms that got here our approach.
“As we have fun this Christmas and the New 12 months season, I wish to take a second to precise my real respect and act of gratitude to our gallant troops for his or her unwavering dedication and sacrifice in making certain the security and safety of our nice nation.
“I commend your braveness and resilience within the face of adversity on the Nigerian states, it’s a part of this that they can’t makes it come right down to Sokoto to have fun Christmas with their family members, it’s not as in the event that they don’t wish to however as a result of they’re responsibility certain to face on floor and safeguard our villages and Hamlet.
“They’ve the accountability to face on floor, whereas different households are celebrating Christmas collectively, they’re celebrating their very own on the sector or their cantonment.”
Whereas commending the folks and authorities of the state for his or her help to the safety brokers, he assured that in no distant interval, peace will probably be restored in all of the troubled components of the state.
He additionally referred to as on the residents of the state to provide sufficient and well timed info to the troops in order to allow them deal with a collection of insecurity menaces going through the state.
He stated the management of the Nigerian Military has designed so many measures to encourage troops within the discipline. “A few of these measures are tangible whereas some are intangibles, the bodily ones which can be referred to as tangible are induction of extra fight enablers, we’re going to convey extra automobiles, we’re going to convey extra gear to allow our troops go after the criminals.
“The intangible ones are what you’ll be able to see bodily right here, for the Chief of Military Workers to return bodily on Christmas day to satisfy with the troops and encourage them to do extra. General, I consider the troops will proceed to report successes and return peace again to Sokoto and past, ” he added.
Lagbaja and his administration staff additional used the event to guarantee wives and family members of the troops who’re presently on the sector that because the Chief of Military Workers, it’s his need to make sure the troops returned again house safely.
He stated within the coming years, the Nigerian Military is anticipated to take supply of extra helicopters and different fight gear that can guarantee higher secured environments.
In keeping with him, the Military headquarters has initiated a number of welfare applications that can instantly affect the lives of troopers and their households.
COAS famous that with the help of the Executives and Legislative arms of presidency, the Military headquarters will have the ability to enhance the bodily and ethical parts of our preventing energy in the direction of a extra environment friendly degree.
He added that the troops is able to work with all sister safety businesses to be able to make sure the return of peace and tranquility to each components of the nation.