President
Muhammadu Buhari is expected to declare open this year’s Nigerian Army Small
Arms Championship in Sambisa forest in Borno.
David Ahmadu, the Chief
of Training and Operations, Nigerian Army headquarters, disclosed this at a
news conference on the championship in Maiduguri on Friday.
Mr. Ahmadu, a major
general, said the event was slated for March 27 to 31 at the former stronghold
of the terrorist Boko Haram sect.
He said the
championship was part of the training activities of the Nigerian Army aimed at
sharpening the marksmanship of its personnel.
“The Nigerian Army
Small Arms Championship otherwise known as NASAC is part of the training
activities scheduled for 2017.
“It is a championship
among the formations of the Nigerian Army, the objective of the event is to
sharpen the marksmanship skills of the army personnel,’’ Mr. Ahmadu said.
He said, “All
formations of the Nigerian Army will be competing with the best carting away
the prestigious Chief of Army Staff trophy.’’
Mr. Ahmadu said the
championship was aimed at consolidating on the total defeat and routing out of
Boko Haram terrorists from their operational headquarters in camp zero in
Sambisa forest.
“Furthermore,
the championship will also mark the commencement of the ongoing plan to move
speedily and make the Sambisa forest general area safe for habitation.
“It is also to make the
place an area for the Nigerian Army training activities,’’ he said.
Mr. Ahmadu said: “To
this end provisions had already been made for the reopening of more roads,
construction of culverts and bridges by army engineers to facilitate easy
movement to the general area.
“There is no gainsaying
that the championship is set to another epoch making event that will further
emphasise the Nigerian Army efforts and resolve in meeting its constitutional
role of defending the territorial integrity of the nation,’’ he said.
-NAN
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