The Nigerian Army has promised to give adequate support to other security agencies to guarantee people’s safety before, during and after the yuletide.
The Commander of 32 Artillery Brigade, Akure, Brigadier-General Muktahar Adamu gave the assurance at the inauguration of a renovated block of classroom at the Owena Community Grammar School by the Brigade as part of exercise still water 11
The major duty of the Nigeria military is to protect the territorial integrity of the country.
But the military has also cultivated the habit of giving back to the society, through community services.
The 32 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Akure, Ondo State, demonstrated this by renovating a block of classroom at the Owena Community Grammar School.
Inaugurating the project, the Commander of the Brigade, Brigadier-General Muktahar Adamu said the brigade will continue to improve on peace and security in Ondo and Ekiti States.
Brigadier-General Adamu promised that the brigade will provide adequate security for the people, during the Christmas and New year festivities.
The Commander, who also presented education materials to the school, said the military will continue to wage war against insecurity in whatever guise.
In his response, the Oloja of Owena, Oba Akinduro Gbadega thanked the army for the kind gesture.
The promise by the Nigerian Army 32 Artillery Brigade will come as a welcome relief for the People of Ondo State following the flaring up security breaches across the State in recent times especially kidnapping, Attacks on farms by suspected Bandits masquerading as Herdsmen and Terrorists Attack.
The highpoint of Security breaches in the State was the attack on the Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Owo by Terrorists who launched a coordinated IED’s and Gun attack killing over 30 worshippers.
The attack had shattered all talk of normality as the Federal Government had alleged that terror group ISWAP was responsible for the attack though the Ondo State Government disagrees with the assessment.
The part played so far by the Nigerian Army in the arrest of the perpetrators will gladden the Hearts of residents who will also be mindful of the role played by the nations’ security establishment in the arrest of some of the attackers and the ongoing investigation.
