The Commander, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), Major General Sunday Igbinomwanhia, has assured that the Nigeria Armed Forces will continue to work assiduously with other security agencies and relevant stakeholders toward ensuring enduring peace in the country, especially in Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba states.
Igbinomwanhia who was the special guest of honour at the inauguration ceremony of 4 Special Forces (SF) Command Operation Planning Cadre for Officers gave the assurance in Makurdi the Benue state capital.
He stated that the Nigerian Army was at the forefront of the fight against insurgency, banditry, farmers-herders clashes, kidnapping and militancy amongst several other security challenges that bedeviled the corporate existence of Nigeria.
“These unscrupulous elements employ different methods and tactics in a bid to frustrate the successes recorded by the Nigerian Army operations.
“To this end, all personnel must possess the requisite capacity and competence to effectively tackle these challenges through the deliberate understanding and employment of principles and planning procedures for the conduct of operations.
“The planning cadre seeks to enhance the capacity and broaden the knowledge of participants on operational planning, processes and manoevrist approach to warfare.
“I, therefore, enjoin you to take maximum advantage of this operations planning cadre to build capacity and develop competence.
“I am hopeful that the intellectual discourse during this cadre will provide useful policy options for the planning and conduct of contemporary and future Nigerian Army operations,” Igbinomwanhia said.