Cross section of participants at the Nigerian Army 8 Division 2022 Operations Planning Cadre workshop held at Giginya Barracks, Sokoto State. PHOTO BY ANKELI EMMANUEL
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto –
In an unrelenting efforts towards bringing to an end all forms of crimes in their states of operation, the 8 Division, Nigerian Army has flagged off a 3 day operations planning cadre workshop for 2022.
The event which was held at the Lt Gen Tukur Buratai Auditorium in Giginya Barracks, Sokoto has all other sister security personnel in attendance.
Re-echoing the fact that the workshop is timely, considering the multiple security challenges been faced in the country, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 8 Div, Major General Uwem Bassey appealed to all and sundry to cooperate with security agencies in ending the menace.
The workshop which has its theme as, “Sustaining Capacity Building and Multi-Agency Cooperation: A Key To Defeating Insurgency And Terrorism In Northwest Nigeria” was aimed at fostering inter agency synergy.
While stressing that each of the security problems affecting Nigeria comes with its own peculiar challenges, Maj Gen Bassey underscored the need for continues training to contain the emerging security challenges.
“Our security challenges requires all hands to be on deck. I therefore employ all avenues and seek closer synergy and cooperation in the business of securing our country”.
The GOC 8 Div, Major General Uwem Bassey also appealed to participants drawn from diverse security backgrounds to be very objective in their contributions, adding that the planners of the event have done excellently by bringing competent resource persons for the programme.
