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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