Lt-Gen Faruk Yahaya,, Chief of Army Staff, (COAS), has told his field Commanders that he would no longer tolerate excuses for failure in battles against criminals and terrorists in the country.
He gave the warning while declaring open the COAS quarterly conference in Abuja, also commissioned seven cyber warfare vehicles,where he also advised the commanders to seize initiatives and take decisive actions to defeat threats in their respective areas of responsibility.
According to him, the Nigerian Army would remain resolute and continue to chart progressive paths towards tackling the security challenge confronting the country.
He added:“I have directed that serious attention will be given to sustaining and improving the tempo in all ongoing Nigerian Army operations across the country.I have also directed for the conduct of special operations especially in the North Central and North West regions. Commanders must therefore glean from my Command Philosophy to ensure that operational and administrative proficiencies of the Nigerian army units and formations are sustained and improved upon.
“Commanders must seize initiatives and Commanders must take initiatives, they must take decisive actions to defeat the threats in their respective AORs. I will not again take or accept no excuses. Gentlemen, failure is failure irrespective of the circumstances”, he said.
Yahaya,who acknowledged logistics constraints affecting operations across the country, disclosed that efforts were being made to provide combat enablers that would enhance and boost military operations.
He said efforts were also in place to eliminate the threat of improvised explosive devices which has been a major impediment to troops and the operations in Operation Hadin Kai.
