COAS flags off army super camp in Katsina

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, yesterday, flagged off the Special Army Super Camp IV in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State.

The establishment of the super camp was part of activities marking the Nigerian Army Day Celebration 2020 and the commencement of exercise Sahel Sanity 2020 to curb banditry and other forms of crimes plaguing communities in the North West.

Declaring the camp open, Lieutenant General Buratai said it was an extended version of NADCEL 2020 combined to showcase military capacity to address the security challenges bedeviling the country.

“There will be commissioning of various intervention projects executed in various communities in the six geopolitical zones of the country. This is done with a view to improving civilmilitary relationship.

“The Nigerian Army will also be distributing palliatives to vulnerable Nigerians in the 36 states and the FCT concurrently across all formations and units in the country,” he said.

Lt-General Buratai further said the Army Day Celebration would mutate to real-time operations code-named ‘Exercise Sahel Sanity’ aimed at curbing banditry and other criminal activities in the North West.

He also dismissed allegations that troops did not respond to distress calls and that Nigerien Republic’s soldiers were crossing into Nigerian territory, saying it was absolutely false.