Governor Nasir El-rufai of Kaduna State has called for the end of banditry and other security challenges in the state.
El-rufai made this call at the opening of the Nigerian Army 2022 Combat Arms Training Week at Jaji Military Cantonment in Kaduna.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) earlier reported that the combat arms are the Infantry and armour Corps of the army who, specially and directly, involve in battle.
El-rufa’I was represented by Mr. Samuel Aruwan, the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs. Aruwan said that sustained operations into terrorists’ territory would maximally reduce the numerous security challenges, which have impeded the pace of national development.
He underscored the expediency and need for collaboration in fighting Nigeria’s real and perceived adversaries, to restore national pride and dignity.
According to the governor, the Infantry and Armoured Corps of the Nigerian Army (NA) are the leading elements of the actual fighting with all enemies of the state.
He noted that since Nigeria’s Independence, the duo had continued to play a key role in ensuring stability within and outside the country.
“Nigeria’s history of unity, peace and progress cannot be written without giving outstanding credit to the Nigerian Army,” Nasir El-rufai El-rufai said.
He also called for a holistic review of collaborative security strategy at all levels, and the right attitude among all stakeholders.
“The current challenges demand that we all rejuvenate, calibrate and strive diligently to sustain optimal levels of cooperation.
“Anything less than a fully collaborative spirit may turn our best efforts into liabilities, instead of assets to the entire security architecture.
“With the current posture of the Nigerian Army, I am optimistic that the security challenges bedeviling the nation will be addressed within the shortest time possible, through effective training such as this.
“It is therefore not out of place that the combat arms are making efforts to train jointly in preparation for future operational engagements,” El-rufa’i said.
The governor commended the Army, whose professional response, according to him, helped to forestall further damages during the recent terrorist attack on passengers aboard a Kaduna-bound train from Abuja in March.
El-Rufai urged the Army not to be lax in their efforts to find the perpetrators of terrorism and bring them all to justice or to their grave end.
