President Muhammadu Buhari, has charged the Armed Forces of Nigeria to develop new strategies in containing insecurity in the Country, called for more focus on intelligence gathering in order to defeat the adversaries of the Nation.
Buhari, who spoke at the Chief of Army Staff Conference, held in Abuja, also tasked the military to sustain the winning tempo of the war to compel more insurgents to surrender in order to bring the war to an end.
President Buhari, represented by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, said his Government was in talks with friendly nations to equip the military.
The President’s charge came as the Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi warned military officers to remain apolitical even as the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Faruk Yahaya, and pledged loyalty of the Nigerian Army to the Constitution and the President.
