Flag Officer Commanding Western Naval Command, Nigerian Navy, Rear Admiral Jason Gbassa (left); General Officer Commanding (GOC) 81 Division, Nigerian Army, Lagos, Major General Lawrence Fejokwu; representative of the Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, David Setonji; Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu; State Chief Judge, Justice Kazeem Alogba; Air Officer Commanding Logistics Command, Ikeja, Nigerian Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Sunday Makinde and Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 2 Command, Ahmed Illiyasu, during a security stakeholders’ town hall meeting in Lagos…yesterday.
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Insecurity: Nigerian Army promises continuous training of its officers
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By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta
The General Officer Commanding 81 Division of Nigerian Army, Major General Lawrence Fejokwu has reiterated the commitment of the Nigerian Army to the continuous training and retraining of its officers as part of strategies to combat the present insecurity facing the country.
Fejokwu, who disclosed this while declaring open the ‘2021 Corporal and Below Competition” of the 81 Division of Nigerian Army in Abeokuta, said training and retraining of the Nigerian Army personnel is required in view of the contemporary security challenges.
He said, “the need for the competition was to sustain the tempo of training as outlined in the forecast of event 2021 must be taken with all seriousness”.
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Chiemelie Ezeobi writes that the 81 Division of the Nigerian Army under the leadership of the new General Officer Commanding, Major General Lawrence Fejokwu, is committed to ensuring sustained peace and security, as well respect for human rights in Lagos and Ogun areas of responsibility
Last year October, the #EndSARS protest rocked the nation but the state that bore most of the brunt was Lagos owing to the wanton destruction of properties and loss of lives perpetuated by those who hijacked the peaceful protest.
Also at the centre of the protest was the 81 Division of the Nigeria Army, whose role in the Lekki Tollgate saga is still subject for deliberation, although the command still maintains its stance that they played by the books.
By Chiemelie Ezeobi
Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT recently held a valedictory parade of Rear Admiral Ibrahim Shettima, its immediate past commander, who held sway from April 19, 2019 till his recent appointment as Managing Director, Navy Building and Construction Company (NBCC), Abuja.
Shettima who commanded the premiere base was also the Maritime Component Commander, Operation Awatse.
In his valedictory remarks, Rear Admiral Shettima, who gave account of his stewardship, said the base made considerable progress in the areas of welfare, operations and infrastructural development, adding that strategies were articulated upon his assumption of command to safeguard maritime-based resources and assets, reduce incidences of oil theft as well as ensure general improvement in the overall security of his Area of Responsibility (AOR).