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Army Chief Bittered Over Substance Abuse Of Deployed Soldiers
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, on Tuesday, decried what he described as rising cases of drug abuse among soldiers deployed in the various theatres of operation.
The COAS raised the concern in Sokoto while declaring open a one-day seminar on warrior ethos, with the theme “Optimising Warrior Ethos in the Nigerian Army: A Panacea for Operational Effectiveness,” organised by the Department of Army Transformation and Innovation.
Represented by the acting General Officer Commanding, 8 Division, Brig. Gen. Ibikunle Ajose, the COAS expressed the hope that the seminar would address the issue of drug abuse among soldiers, among other issues.
He promised and assured troops of Operation Hadarin Daji in Sokoto State of continued support in the provision of needed logistics and guidance for the success of their operations.
He said, “I can assure you of my continuous support to provide the much-needed logistics and guidance required for the execution of your tasks.
“The Nigerian Army has continued to review its tactics, techniques and procedures in order to come up with both kinetic and non-kinetic strategies to defeat these challenges.
“This seminar was, therefore, premised on the need to improve the capacity of the Nigerian Army personnel towards enhancing warrior ethos and the battle-winning mentality.
