The chief of Army staff Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja has reassured of the readiness of the Army to defeat banditry and other forms of insurgency in Nigeria.
The Army chief declared this at the end of a 12 weeks training on counter terrorism for soldiers of 82 battalion.
At the end of the training, soldiers simulate an invasion into bandits hideouts in the forest.
Much like what they encounter on the field.
The Nigeria Army has been focused on counter terrorism operations in northern Nigeria for over a decade despite many victories of abduction and kidnappings by bandits in these regions.
At the close of exercise Fast Bolt 2, a 12 weeks intensive training on counter terrorism and counter insurgency operations for 82 battalion the chief of army staff reassures that the Army is well able to secure the country.
While the capacity of the Nigerian Army is not in doubt in rescuing hostages, the brazen operations of bandits in the forests shows that more needs to be done in intelligence gathering to prevent these crimes.
