The Chief of Army
Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Yusuf Buratai has disclosed that the
Nigerian Army Council has approved the establishment of the 8th Army
Division in Sokoto.
He disclosed this in Sokoto on Sunday when he paid
condolence visit on the Governor of Sokoto state, Aminu Tambuwal over
the death of late Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki.
The COAS however said that the officers and men that would
be posted to the new Division were currently operating in the Northeast.
According to Buratai,
"As soon the security situation in that region is fully stabilised, the
Division will move to Sokoto. The move is part of efforts to provide
sustainable peace and unity of Nigeria, and the Nigerian Army is fully
committed to ensuring this."
Commending Tambuwal
for his support to the 1 Brigade and other security agencies in Sokoto,
the COAS also commended the governor for the existing relationship
between the Army and the people of the state.
Burutai reiterated
the commitment of the Nigerian Army and the Federal Government to
ensuring sustainable national security, peace and unity.
He described the late Sultan Ibrahim Dasuki as a national icon whose legacies would remain indelible.
Responding, Tambuwal commended the Army for establishing a Division and two Command Secondary Schools in Sokoto and Shagari.
Also pledging to continue to support the military as well as other security agencies in the state,Tambuwal further commended the Nigerian Army for its efforts to restore peace in the Northeast and other parts of Nigeria.
By PRNigeria
Also pledging to continue to support the military as well as other security agencies in the state,Tambuwal further commended the Nigerian Army for its efforts to restore peace in the Northeast and other parts of Nigeria.
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