The Nigerian Army has declared
that it has ended it’s operation in the Southeast.
General Officer Commanding (GOC),
82 Division Nigerian Army, Major General Adamu Baba Abubakar, speaking on
behalf of the Chief of Army Staff. Lieutenant General TY Buratai formally declare the end
of Exercise EGWU EKE 11.
The ceremony took place Saturday night in Sector 1 Tactical Headquarters at Umuahia, Abia State,
with the traditional activation of camp fire to formally signify the successful completion of the exercise.
The ceremony took place Saturday night in Sector 1 Tactical Headquarters at Umuahia, Abia State,
with the traditional activation of camp fire to formally signify the successful completion of the exercise.
This was made public via a
statement on Sunday by Colonel Sagir Musa, Deputy Director Public Relations 82
Division.
The statement said General Abubakar commended all the officers, soldiers and personnel of
paramilitary organizations that collaborated, synergized and worked
commendably throughout the one month period for the exercise.
He noted that, the achievements recorded in the areas of attainment of the mission specific
training objectives, improvement in peace and security, curtailing the menace
of violent irredentist groups in the theatre of the exercise is
remarkable”.
Representative of the Abia
State governor, Engr Emmanuel Nwabuko expressed appreciation of the government and people
of the State for the numerous achievements of Exercise EGWU EKE 11 in terms of
improvement of peace, security and stability of the State.
He traced the collaborative
relationship with the Nigerian Army to 2010-2011 ”when kidnappers, armed
robbers and other hoodlums paralyzed economic and social activities in the
State”.
“It was the army that rescued us.
So, we are ready to always leverage on this relationship whenever the need
arises,” Nwabuko said.
In attendance were
representative of the Chief of Training and Operations Army Headquarters,
Brigadier General Ndalolo, Defence Headquarters Observer Team led by Commodore
Shammah, Security Adviser to Abia State Governor, Captain (rtd) Idonsi Awa and
the Commanders of 14 and 34 Brigades, Brigadier Generals AK Ibrahim and IH
Bature.
Others were the Commanders of 44
Engineer Brigade, 82 Division Garrison, and Supply and Transport Brigadier Generals
– Mark Mamman, LA Adegboye and EA Anaryu respectively.
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