The
leader of a military delegation from the Democratic Republic of Korea,
Major General YO Song Chol has commended the Nigerian Armed Forces for
its exceptional roles in regional and global peacekeeping operations
which has accorded Nigerian Military positive image in the comity of
global Armed Forces. He also eulogized Nigerian military’s professional
competence that led to the defeat of the deadly Boko Haram terrorists in
the North Eastern part of Nigeria.
Major
General Song Chol gave the commendation when he led a group of senior
military officers from the Korean Defence Ministry to the Chief of
Defence Staff (CDS), General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin at the Defence
Headquarters (DHQ) Abuja. The Korean General expressed his country’s
willingness to partner with Nigerian Armed Forces in the area of counter
insurgency training and capacity building for enhancing national
defence capability aimed at total eradication of extremists in the West
African Sub-Region.
Major
General Song Chol noted that the world is currently witnessing series
of security threats from radical groups such as Boko Haram, ISIS and
Al-Shabab, noting that the Korean Armed Forces has been collaborating
and cooperating with other countries to fight the common enemies. Other
areas for mutual benefit hinges on the need for transfer of technology
including building of military industrial complexes.
While
welcoming the Korean delegation, the Chief of Defence Staff, General
Olonisakin assured the Korean Senior military officers of the
determination of the Nigerian Armed Forces to partner with any country
of the world that share the same ideology and aspiration to fight
extremism and terrorism in order to engender global peace and
tranquillity.
RABE ABUBAKAR
Brigadier General
Acting Director Defence Information
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