The General Officer Commanding 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Ebenezar Oyefolu, has said that his division has adopted a new approach towards tackling insecurity in Lagos and Ogun states under the jurisdiction of the military formation.
Oyefolu announced the new strategy at the close of a week-long training for 100 officers of the division in a new approach to tackling insurgency. He said that the new strategy focused on maneuver approach to warfare, estimation process and contemporary operations.
Oyefolu said, “Based on the style the enemies are using to approach us now, we have to adopt strategic planning operations to counter them. “It is important for us, at all levels, to know how to plan operations in order to achieve the end result, which is to win the battle.
This is important in view of the current security challenges in our environment.” The GOC commended the officers for their seriousness and participation during the sessions and urged them to teach others in their respective units what they had learnt.
The training was aimed at improving the planning capability of commanders and staff officers within the division’s area of responsibility.
The GOC, however, specifically warned officers, who arrived the state for the exercise, to key into the security arrangement and report strange movements around them.
Oyefolu also revealed that the Nigerian Army was presently reorganising in line with the threat perception confronting the country, and the requirement for effective performance of its role as enshrined in the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Meanwhile, The 1 Division of the Nigerian Army, Kaduna, on Friday solicited the support of the media towards the efforts of the military to secure the country. Spokesman of the Division, Col. Kingsley Umoh, said that the media must make it a priority to support the unity and integrity of Nigeria.
