The General Officer Commanding 3 Division, Nigerian Army, Major General Eyitayo Foluso Oyinlola, has stated that the Nigerian Army needs new technology to tackle insecurity in the country.
Oyinlola made this assertion during the opening ceremony of a four-day training for the 3 Division Operations Planning Cadre 2025 at 33 Artillery Brigade Shadawanka Barracks in Bauchi.
Represented by the Nigerian Army Armoured Corps Commandant, Major General Abubakar Ahmed, he noted that the training would equip and enhance the officers’ effectiveness in combating crimes and criminality.
According to him, “The operational planning cadre junior commander’s training for tactical operational level is aimed at shaping and refreshing their minds on their responsibilities and acquainting them with innovations, policies in the Nigerian Army, and Army forces in general.”
He added that the training is designed to enhance interagency cooperation and collaboration with sister security agencies, as they currently face asymmetric warfare where the enemy is hard to identify.
He emphasised the need for participation from all stakeholders, including the government, the army, and the general public, to collaborate and aid security agencies in maintaining law, order, and security.
He is optimistic that the training will improve daily activities conducted to counter evolving security challenges and provide a platform for discussing new challenges and ideas.
The commandant called on participants to utilise the golden opportunity provided by the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General GO Oluyede, to gain more knowledge from experienced resource persons during the four-day training.
In his speech, Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed expressed appreciation to the Nigerian Army for choosing Bauchi to host the event and assured his administration’s support to all security agencies in the state.
Represented by the commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Ibrahim Gambo Galadima, he noted that the good synergy between the Bauchi State Government and the Nigerian Army is a testament to the governor’s passion for security issues.
The emir of Bauchi, Dr Rilwanu Sulaiman Adamu, represented by Dan Buran Bauchi, assured the traditional rulers’ support for the military in the fight against insecurity in the state.
