Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai, on Monday,
narrated how his deputy, Lt. General Lamidi Adeosun, the present Chief of
Training and Operations, saved his life the first time he was ambushed in the
North-East.
Buratai spoke in Kuta, Osun state, during the commissioning
of a bridge named after him constructed by the Nigeria Army Engineering
Construct Regiment, Ede.
Buratai, while commenting on the military operations in the
North-East, said when he was appointed Chief of Army Staff, he met with
Adeosun, an indigene of Asamu in Osun State, whom he said had commenced the
process of rejigging the army.
He said, “When I had the first ambush, he was with me in the
vehicle, by my side. (It happened on) the 18th of September, 2015, and I can
see the courage he exhibited.
“And he was able to mobilise the troop to counter the
bandits, the criminals, the terrorists out of the way. So, his elevation is not
new to me. He deserves it.
“When I was appointed as the Chief of Army Staff, I met
Lamidi Adeosun at the North-East, I met Adeosun as the commander of operations,
there and he started the rejigging processes of the Nigeria Army and we
commenced our upward and progressive movement towards the technical defeat of
Boko Haram.”
Speaking further, Buratai said Army Engineering Corps that
constructed the bridge remained an institution that has played an important
role in the infrastructural and economic development of the country.
He recalled roles played by the Army engineers after the
civil war, describing the officers and men of the corps as professionals that
would deliver quality at a very cheap cost.
The COS, who commended Olowu of Kuta, Oba Adekunle Oyelude,
for supporting the Nigeria Army in the midst of bitter criticism, said the
royal father had mobilised Civil Society Organisations and the media to support
the army.
He said, “We have a new army that is determined to be
responsive and professional in the discharge of constitutional duties.
“The Nigeria Army Engineering Corps is one institution that
has played a very important role in infrastructural development. They are
professionals, experts, and deliver quality at a very cheap cost.”
In his remarks, Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola,
pledged the continuous support of his government to the army, saying the bridge
would foster cordial military/ civilian relationship in the state.
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