Some technocrats and researchers made the submission in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, at a workshop organised by the Nigerian Army and flagged off by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika.
They said there is need for effective training of soldiers to effectively combat and subdue the sect since it has been identified as “a threat the Nigerian Army is not adequately trained and equipped to handle”.
The submission is contained in a communique issued at the end of the five-day Second Commanding Officers’ workshop held at the 2 Divisional Headquarters, Ibadan.
The workshop had the theme: Enhancing the capacity of unit commanders to meet contemporary challenges to the Nigerian Army.
At the workshop were commanding officers of the Army from parts of the country. Lt.-Col. Chumbo Ochigbo, who was to attend the workshop with his colleagues, died in last week’s Dana Air crash at Iju-Ishaga, a Lagos suburb, with 152 other passengers.
Dr. Osisioma Nwolise of the Department of Political Science, University of Ibadan (UI), and Brig.-Gen. O.A. Umahi, the Commander of 4 Brigade, presented papers at the workshop.
He said: “Commanding Officers should maintain good civil-military relations with communities in their areas of operations (AORs) to enhance information gathering and success in operations.”
Ihejirika, who was represented by Brig. Okon Ekanem, the Commander of the Second Division, Signals, described the workshop as successful.
He noted that the spate of violent crimes, ranging from kidnappings, acts of terrorism by the Boko Haram sect, armed/bank robberies, illegal oil bunkering, cultism, bombings and killings within the country, would soon be curtailed.
via The Nation
http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/news/49809-%E2%80%98army-ill-equipped-to-fight-boko-haram%E2%80%99.html
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