Troops Kinetic strategy yielding results – Chief of Army Staff says

By Kingsley Chukwuka

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has lauded the kinetic approach of troops of the Nigerian Army in combating insurgency across the various theatres of operations in the country.

COAS said though the effort is yielding tremendous result, stressed the need for more training of officers and men to be abreast with the contemporary trends of cyber and media warfare which in most cases needs the non-kinetic approach.

Yahaya stated this in Jos, Tuesday, while declaring open, the Senior Command and Leadership Seminar organised by Department of Army Training at the Headquarters, 3 Division Nigerian Army.

According to a statement sent to our correspondent and signed by the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, COAS said the 3-day seminar was organised for incumbent and potential General Officers Commanding (GOC’s) as well as Brigade Commanders of the Nigerian Army.

“The Nigerian Army will continue to strive to meet the security expectations of all Nigerians by providing a safe and secure environment for socio economic development of the nation.

“However, with the transcension of conflicts beyond the traditional warfare to cyber and media warfares, there is the need to equally invest efforts in imbuing senior leadership of the Army with requisite skills to manage the complexities of the non-kinetic dimension of operations”, the statement reads in part.

He however charged commanders to actively engage other stakeholders in the society and  strengthen synergy with sister services and security agencies  to achieve the common goal of securing the country.

On his part, the GOC, 3 Division, Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Ali while welcoming participants to the event, expressed optimism that the seminar would afford them the opportunity to build on their individual capacities and contribute meaningfully towards the enhancement of Nigerian Army operations.