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Physical, mental fitness enhance professionalism – NAF 

Excercise

By Ahmed Kaigama

Bauchi, Sept. 17, 2022 (NAN) Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Abubakar Abdulkadir, Air Officer Commanding (AOC) Special Operations Command, tasked personnel on constant physical and mental fitness to enhance professionalism.

Abdulkadir made the appeal at the Nigerian Air Force Base Bauchi, 2022 annual 10 km walk/Jog excercise on Saturday in Bauchi.

He said physical fitness would enhance troops combat readiness, especially at this time when the Armed Forces of Nigeria were confronted with security challenges.

“We must not relent in our efforts at ensuring that physical fitness occupies an enviable place in the service and enhance professionalism,” he said.

AOC, represented by AVM Usman Abdullahi, Chief of Staff, Special Operations Command, said the excercise was aimed at continually promoting comradeship and esprit de corps among personnel as well as physical and combat fitness to enhance NAF operations.

In a remark, Brig.-Gen. Markus Yake, Special Adviser to Gov Bala Mohammed on Security, encouraged personnel to continue physical and mental exercise for operational readiness.

He commended Nigeria Air Force for supporting the state and security agencies for sustaining the existing  peace in the state.

According to him, the state government will continue to maintain support and relationships with security agencies  to keep peaceful co-existance in the state.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that other security agencies that participated in the exercise included Customs, Civil Defence Corps, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, 

Others were Police , Immigration Services, Department of State Services, Federal Road Safety Corps, among others.

The exercise also featured the presentation of awards to the three best personnel, paramilitary, officers wives, Corps members and dependants. (NAN)

(www.nannews.ng )

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Edited by Idris Abdulrahman

Nigerian Army begins training for inter-agencies synergy in Bauchi

Peace

Bauchi, Sept. 6, 2022 (NAN)The 3rd Armoured Division Headquarters, Nigerian Army, Jos has commenced a five-day training exercise for the 2022 inter-agencies synergy on Tuesday in Bauchi.

Speaking during the inauguration, Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Ali, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the division, said the exercise was to bring an enduring peace among the personnel.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the exercise is being hosted by 33 Artillery Brigade, Nigerian Army, Shadawanka Barracks in Bauchi.

Ali, who was represented by Brig. Gen John Adeyemo, the Commander, 33 Artillery Brigade, urged the participants to use the training to reinforce inter agencies efforts towards preserving the country.

Ali explained that the exercise was to meet the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya’s vision for the personnel in the country.

“The exercise is to have a professional Nigerian Army ready to accomplish assigned missions within a joint environment in defence of Nigeria,” he said

According to the GOC, the exercise is packaged to enable the sharing of operational experiences among officers of the military and sister agencies for professional competence.

“This will address the prevailing security challenges in Nigeria, as well as strengthen inter agencies cooperation and synergy,” he said.

M Ali said, apart from military personnel under the 3 Division, participants were drawn from the Department of State Security (DSS) and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS).

Others are the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps and the Media (NAN)
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Edited by Joe Idika