Army Chief tasks Military boys on additional training

The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya says the boys passing out from the Nigerian Military School, NMS, Zaria will undergo further training to adequately prepare them to defend the nation.

Yahaya remarked the 64th Passing Out Parade of the NMS Boys at Chindit Cantonment, Zaria in Kaduna State, Northwest Nigeria.

The COAS, who was the Special Guest of Honour and Reviewing Officer for the Passing Out Parade, stated that the graduating Boys would undergo a 6-week training at the Nigerian Army School of Infantry to prepare them for future tasks.

According to him, the aim is to enable them effectively contribute their quota in combating contemporary security challenges experienced in the nation.

The COAS appreciated the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Muhammadu Buhari for his unwavering support and encouragement to the Nigerian Army.

On behalf of Ex Boys of the School, the Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy, Major General Ibrahim Yusuf, noted with gratitude, the COAS’ intervention in infrastructure development in the school, which he described as unprecedented in the history of the school.

The Commandant of the school, Brigadier General Jonathan Aun conveyed the appreciation of the staff and students community of the school to the COAS for the successful execution of the welfare projects that were commissioned shortly after the passing out parade.

He added, that the projects would engender a conducive environment for teaching and learning in the school.

The projects commissioned include; an analog library remodeled into an E-Library, 2000 capacity students’ refectory, Officers’ Mess, Warrant Officers’ and Sergeants’ Mess, Soldiers’ Club, and a Multipurpose Hall.

The event was attended by senior officers, traditional rulers, and several other dignitaries.

These were made known in a statement issued by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu.

Mercy Chukwudiebere