Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant
General Tukur Buratai, has once again warned Army personnel to steer clear from
politics.
Buratai spoke when he declared
open the 18th Conflict Management and Peace Support Seminar of the Nigerian
Army College of Logistics (NACOL), in Lagos on Monday.
He called on commanders of the
force, at all levels, to provide the requisite leadership and ensure their
personnel are reminded to uphold military professionalism.
Recall that Buratai had ordered
the establishment of standing court martial to try any officers who show
partisanship.
The army chief, who was
represented by the Chief of Army Standard and Evaluation, Major General
Adekunle Shodunke, said: “Commanders, at all levels, must ensure their
personnel are apolitical, uphold the tenets of military professionalism and be
guided by the provision of the constitution.”
He bemoaned the clash between
herdsmen and farmers in the Middle Belt areas of the country, which had led to
lost of lives and valuables, assuring that the army willcontinue to play its
role in resolving the conflict and put in place measures for the safe return of
displaced farmers to their homes and farmlands.
Buratai further assured that the
army would continue to uphold the tenets of democracy, comply with rule of
engagement and code of conduct during any military assistance to civil
authority.
While lamenting the herdsmen and
farmers clash in the North Central and North Western parts of the country,
Buratai said: “These violent acts are not only undermining the capability of
the government to protect its citizens, but has the tendency to affect food
security in the country.
He said the various security
challenges confronting the country, such as Boko Haram insurgency in the North
East, militancy in the Niger Delta region, kidnapping for ransom, cattle
rustling and armed robbery have continually put the force on its toes. He,
however, said the synergy between the army and other security agencies has
facilitated prompt intelligence sharing, which led to recent successes recorded
in operations Ex Ayem Akpatuma, Ex Sharan Daji and Coin, against Boko Haram.
Earlier, Commandant of NACOL,
Major General Richard Duru, also lamented the numerous security challenges the
country had faced and efforts made by the military and security agencies at
containing them.
His word, “The seemingly failure
of the first line of defence in our internal security architecture has led to
overwhelming presence and deployment of the military, virtually in all the 36
states of the federation.”
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