Location: Bauchi State
🗣️ Speaker: Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, Chief of Army Staff
🏷️ Event: Combat Arms Training (CAT) Week 2025
🛡️ Theme: “Strengthening Combat Arms Cooperation in a Joint Environment: A Prerequisite for Success in Counter Terrorism and Counter Insurgency Operations”
🔑 Key Highlights:
- COAS called on all arms of the Nigerian Army to think beyond doctrine and adopt innovative, resource-efficient strategies to combat evolving security challenges.
- Emphasized inter-arm cooperation and cohesion as critical for mission success in counterterrorism and counterinsurgency operations.
- Urged the Army to make the most of limited resources and share practical, operational insights across all theatres.
- Expressed gratitude to President Tinubu and Bauchi State for their continued support to the Nigerian Army.
🛠️ Operational Updates:
- Groundbreaking of the 211 Demonstration Battalion Barracks.
- Commissioning of a Comprehensive Service Centre (in collaboration with NORINCO) to speed up combat equipment repairs.
📣 Remarks by Other Officials:
- Bauchi State Governor, represented by Deputy Gov. Mohammed Auwal Jatau, praised the Nigerian Army’s role in maintaining peace in the state.
- Maj. Gen. Obinna Ajunwa, Commander of the Armoured Corps, said the CAT Week aims to evaluate operations and refine standard procedures for greater efficiency.
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