General Officer Commanding (GOC), 81 Division, Major-General Ebenezar Oyefolu has announced that the divison has adopted a new style to tackle insecurities in Lagos and Ogun state (the two state under the division).
Oyefolu announced the new strategy at the closing of a week training for 100 officers of the division in a new approach to tackle insurgency, The Sun reports.
He said the new strategy focused on maneuver approach to warfare, estimation process and contemporary operations. General Oyefolu said: “Based on the style the enemies are using to approach us now, we have to adopt strategic planning operations to counter them.
“It is important for us, at all levels, to know how to plan operations in order to achieve the end result, which is to win the battle. This is important in view of the current security challenges in our environment.”
The training was aimed at improving the planning capability of commanders and staff officers within the division’s area of responsibility. The GOC, specifically, warned officers, who arrived the state for the exercise, to key into the security arrangement and report strange movements around them.
Oyefolu also revealed that the Nigerian Army is presently reorganizing in line with the threat perception confronting the country, and the requirement for effective performance of its role as enshrined in the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Meanwhile, The 1 Division of the Nigerian Army, Kaduna, on Friday solicited the support of the media to the efforts of the military to secure the country.
Col. Kingsley Umoh, spokesman of the Division said the media must make it a priority to support the unity and integrity of Nigeria, and help to engineer patriotism and responsiveness among Nigerians.
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