Nigerian Army says it is developing capacity training that would enhance its operations.
General Officer Commanding One Division, Major General Kabir Mukhtar stated this while declaring open, the one division operations planning cadre for personnel within the ranks of colonel below held in Kaduna.
Represented by Brigadier General Adeleke Ayannuga, the GOC explained that the training was meant to refresh personnel on various aspects of operations planning process to enhance their skills.
He maintained that it was also meant to enhance their skills and improve capacity in operations planning towards the attainment of achieving mission end state.
Major General Kabir Mukhtar noted that warfare is becoming increasingly complex due to changes in the nature of threats and advancement in technology, stressing that armies world over continually engage in capacity building to enable them surmount emerging security challenges.
The GOC pointed out that the division’s experiences in Birnin Gwari, falgore and Kagara forests as well as other areas of operations has helped draw useful lessons, thereby identifying gaps in the conduct of its operations.
Major General Mukhtar added that the operations planning cadre for this year is expected to explore ways of building on existing efforts to meet the division’s operational needs for various levels of warfare, military decision making amongst others.
Usman Sani.
