Army to utilise NADEL 2016  celebrations to sharpen  skills, review strategies- Buratai

As part of activities  to mark  the Nigerian Army Day celebration,(NADCEL) 2016, the Nigerian Army says, its commemorative activities outlined in respect to  the celebration  would help in deepening  its operational strategies and advance the fight against the insurgency.

Tukur Buratai, Chief of Army Staff, gave the information while briefing newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja, revealing also that the Army would evaluate and  harness key lessons from its previous  operational strategies in fighting the insurgency during the NADCEL celebrations.
The theme for this year’s NADCEL which is “Optimizing the Capability of the Nigerian Army to meet Contemporary Security Challenges.”, emphasises the resoluteness with which the army  is fighting to bring the menace of Boko Haram to an end and restore peace and normalcy to the North East as well as other parts of the country, the Army Chief noted.


Subsequently, the Nigerian Army uses the NADCEL week, which terminates on 6th July every year to reflect on its performances in the previous year, for more effective projections and performance in the following year”

This is usually premised on the lessons drawn from the activities of the previous year in pursuant of the Nigeria Army  responsibility of maintaining and defending the territorial integrity of Nigeria as well as safeguarding lives and property of its citizenry.

While previewing  some of the  key achievements of the Military within the past one year, Buratai  said, ” the relocation of the Military Command and Control Centre (MCCC) to the epicenter of the operations theatre for effective prosecution of the ongoing fight against insurgency as directed by President Muhammadu Buhari has been fully complied with”

This has provided the Military Command with more theatre visibility, effective command and control, resulting in continual decimation of the remaining insurgents. The Nigeria Army working in concert with other Services and agencies has firmly reasserted its control over our territory where the insurgents had in the past exercised freedom of action”

It would be noted that this year’s NADCEL is in two phases, while  the First Phase commenced earlier from 11th to 20th April, 2016 with activities reinforcing the need to shore up fighting capabilities and responsiveness of our troops by injecting into its programme, a Command Post Exercise (CPX).

The Second Phase which kick-starts  from 11 – 14 July, 2016  would have the  troops of 1 Brigade  engage in a Field Training Exercise (FTX) involving realistic and varying war situations in Bakura Forest, Gusau Zamfara State”the army said.

Other activities earmarked for the celebrations would have  the army embark into  medical outreach which would  take place concurrently  in all formations of the Nigerian Army.

The army Chief also  explained that the exercises to be embarked on as part of commemoration activities  would  sharpen the tactical skills of individual officers and soldiers, as well as improve the operational readiness of the formation.

He explained that  key  opportunities such  equipment and weapons testing,which the celebration presents  would also serve to sharpen the tactical skills of individual officers and soldiers, as well as improve the operational readiness of the formation.

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