Edo Gov. offers advice to military

chika ebuzor

September 2, 2015 5:17 AM

He said this, at the opening day of the 17th Combat Service Support Training Week, held at Nigerian Army School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering in Auchi, Edo State.

The Edo state Governor,Adams Oshiomhole, through his deputy, Dr. Pius Odubu, has asked the military to look for new ways of combating the Boko-Haram menace.

He said this, at the opening day of the 17th Combat Service Support Training Week, held at Nigerian Army School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering in Auchi, Edo State.

Oshiomhole said “Right now, the Boko Haram sect has taken to unconventional tactics, through the use of suicide bombing to inflict harm, kill innocent and defenceless citizens and instill fear."

Adding that “To defeat them, it is imperative that new tactics and strategies must be evolved by the army and other sister security agencies.”

On his part, the Chief of Army staff, Maj. Gen. Tukur Burutai, who was represented by Maj. Gen. S. Muazu, said “I have already set up the Nigerian Army Procurement Committee and the Directorate of Army Procurement in the Army Headquarters. Let me assure you that efforts are on to get the requisite spare parts for the newly acquired equipment and also train our personnel on effective equipment maintenance up to Fourth Line Level of repairs.”

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