By Musa Ubandawaki in Sokoto

SOKOTO: The Nigeria Army (NA) has stressed the need for enhanced discipline and strict observance of warrior techniques to enhance professionalism and achieve victory in combat operations.

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, made the remarks on Tuesday while addressing participants at a one-day seminar for junior and middle cadre on Warrior Ethos chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Terrorism Durgs substance abuse, organized by the Nigeria Army headquarters Department of Transformation and innovation held in Sokoto.

Represented by the Acting General Office Commanding (GOC) 8 Division and commander Northwest joint Operation Hadarin Daji Brigadier General Ibikunle Ajose, General Lagbaja said, NA would continue to review its strategies to enhance its operations and to defeat adversaries, through kinetic and non-kinetic approach.

“Nigeria Army must rejuvenate the fighting spirit of troops through adequate regimentation, discipline, and critical thinking to achieve success”.

General Lagbaja, however, commended the Army Headquarters Department of Army Transformation and Innovation for organizing the seminar to sharpen the fighting spirit of troops and create ways to manage post-traumatic stress disorder.

COAS further urged participants to be innovative and committed to achieving the constitutional mandate of the Nigerian Army while commending the dedication of troops in dealing with security challenges in the country.

In his welcome address, the Chief of Transformation and Innovation Army Headquarters Department of Transformation and Innovation, Major General Logun Abubakar, said the training was focused on ways to reawaken warrior ethos among NA personnel in the theatre of operations.

General Abubakar, disclosed that the one-day Seminar on Warrior Ethos Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Terrorism, Drugs, and Substance Abuse will help achieve the Chief of Army Staff Command’s Philosophy of enhancing efficiency in operations and learning more from the mistakes of the past.

He thanked COAS for the strategic guidance leading to the conduct of the One-day seminar. He urged participants to utilize the lessons learnt from the seminar to enhance their knowledge.

The participants were drawn from 8 Division formations and units.