The Chief of Army Staff

Army Reshuffled As Top Officers Are Redeployed Due To Insecurity

July 29, 2022 12:41 pm

As a result of the rising spate of insecurity in the country, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has made the approval of the redeployment of some top military officers and also the appointment of new ones as insecurity rages in Nigeria.

The appointments had been announced in a statement issued by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, on Thursday in Abuja.

Nwachukwu said the new postings and appointments were done in an effort to reposition the army for operational efficiency.

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According to him, …

Declare Your Assets, Buratai Directs Senior Army Personnel

October 27, 2020 4:02 pm

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has directed senior military personnel to declare their assets in compliance with the code of conduct for public officers.

He stated that personnel entrusted with leadership responsibility must understand the importance of assets declaration and code of conduct.

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Declaring open, a two-day workshop on ‘Compliance with Assets Declaration and Code of Conduct for Officers and Soldiers,’ facilitated by Go-Getters Consulting Ltd., in Abuja on Tuesday, the COAS said the Nigerian Army would partner with the Code of Conduct …

‘Your Efforts Have Paid Off’ – Buratai Charges Troops

August 25, 2020 4:42 am

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has urged the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole to deploy more intelligence in prosecuting the ongoing counter insurgency in the North East.

Buratai stated this while addressing troops deployed at Army Super Camp 3 Buratai, in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State on Monday.

He said that the task of dealing with the remnants of terrorists hiding in some areas must be intelligence-driven, adding that the intelligence corps of the army had achieved so much in recent times.

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Buratai: The Worst Chief Of Army Staff So Far

July 21, 2020 10:23 am

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, recently addressed newsmen at the State House after meeting behind closed doors with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

In the address, he mentioned that terrorism and banditry will end only when Nigerians decide.

Standing out like a sore thumb in that address is a country whose peoples are overly sensitive to their ethnic, cultural and religious diversities, is the lop-sidedness in the composition of the top security chiefs, zonally. Buratai comes from Borno State and yet insecurity, particularly in the north has been on the upswing in the …

Travel Ban Threats: I Don’t Mind Living In Nigeria – Buratai

Insecurity: Nigerians Will Decide When Terrorism Ends – Buratai

July 21, 2020 8:05 am

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has declared that terrorism and banditry will end only when Nigerians decide.

Buratai addressed newsmen at the State House after meeting behind closed doors with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday.

“As to whether banditry, terrorism and so on will end, I think it all depends. If Nigerians want it to end today, I can assure you it will end today if everybody joins hands because these bandits are not outside Nigeria, they are not from foreign lands,” he said.

Speaking further the COAS noted that …

The Crudity And Timidity Of Nigerian Army Led By Burutai

Insecurity: Details Of Meeting Between Buratai, Senior Officers

June 24, 2020 8:29 am

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has charged senior military officers and operational commanders to see to the end insecurity across the country.

Buratai met with the senior officers and operational commanders on Tuesday, in Abuja.

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Col. Sagir Musa, the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, disclosed the outcome of the meeting to newsmen in Abuja.

He quoted Buratai as saying that the meeting became imperative as efforts are being made to combat Boko Haram insurgency, North West banditry and the myriad of other security

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