The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has charged troops and operations commanders to take decisive actions to tackle the insecurity crisis confronting the country, irrespective of the circumstances.
Troops have often attributed the failure to run over the Boko Haram terrorists and bandits to lack of weapons and poor remuneration.
But the COAS, who gave the marching order in his address at the opening ceremony of the Chief of Army Staff Conference in Abuja, stressed excuses would no longer be tolerated from troops.
Yahaya said: “I want to state that the Nigerian Army under my watch will remain resolute and continue to chart progressive paths towards tackling the security challenges confronting the country.
“Hence, I have directed that serious attention 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 Northcentral and the Northwest to address the deteriorating security infractions in the regions.
“Commanders must, therefore, glean from my Command Philosophy to ensure that operational and administrative proficiencies of 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.”
