GOC to Troops: Steer Clear of Crimes | Tellwell Newspaper
From Giwa Alex, Jos
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3-Division Nigerian Army (NA), Major-General Ibrahim Ali, has warned troops against involvement in criminal activities which could further worsen the country’s security crisis.
The GOC issued the warning, Thursday, during the graduation ceremony of participants of “EXERCISE SHINING STAR II” held at Headquarters 3-Division Small Arms Range Miango-Bassa, Plateau state.
Major-General Ali further said the scourge of insecurity in the country and the world at large was responsible for consistent training and retraining of Nigerian Army personnel to enable them secure the lives and property of law abiding citizens.
He said that the Post-Basic Training was organised with the overall aim of achieving effective performance of troops, adding that the life of a soldier is hinged on training and retraining.
General Ali noted that the training would enable personnel of the Nigerian Army to respond swiftly and professionally to security threats in the discharge of their constitutional duties.
He urged the graduating personnel to make good use of the military skills learned for the betterment of the Armed Forces of Nigeria and service to the nation.
In his welcome remarks, the Division Training Officer (DTO) 3 Division NA, Brigadier General Suleiman Adamu, said “EXERCISE SHINING STAR II”/#6, which is a Post-Basic Training Cadre for selected young soldiers, has further equipped personnel to face current security challenges confronting the country.
Represented by the Deputy Chief of Staff Administration, Lieutenant Colonel SI Shaibu, the Division Training Officer said the training was aimed at improving troops combat skills in weapon handling and proficiency, field training, communication, map reading, ethics, use of GPS, offline maps, and regimentation, in line with the standard practice of the Nigerian Army.
He thanked the GOC for his visionary leadership, and adequate logistics support to the School.
Highlight of the event were the shooting competition, presentation of certificates to the graduands and group photograph.
