By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo

The Nigerian Army on Thursday, displayed fire power strength of the Infantry and Armour Corps during the 2024 edition of it’s Combat Arms Training Week at Jaji Kaduna State, where the Chief of Army Staff( COAS), Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja reiterated that the Army would use technologies to enhance proficiency of combat arms in defence of Nigeria.

After the display of Combat UAV,anti ambush and combat shots by members of the 71 Regular Course of the Nigerian Defence Academy,NDA Kaduna, unmanned shooting robot developed by the Army among other displays of warfare technologies and firepower demonstrations at the Infantry Corps Centre in Jaji Military Cantonment,the COAS who was represented by the Chief of Training, Nigerian Army, Major Gen Sani Mohammed, said, enhanced proficiency of the Combat Arms will better position the Army towards tackling the various security challenges in Nigeria.

“The CAT Week 2024 commenced on Tuesday with two central themes. One has to do with welfare of the Combat Arms and the other was focused on enhancement of training by an operation leveraging on the available technology.The various papers that were delivered by the various erudite resource persons generated a lot of discussions and a lot of inputs were made. All these inputs have been well articulated and well taken note of accordingly.”

“This morning, we commenced the firepower demonstration and the display and ended it now. And from what we have seen, we are quiet convinced that the objectives of this Combat Arms Training have been achieved.Therefore, we expect that, the combat arms and all other supporting corps that are here will take note of all that have come out; those that require immediate action, it is expected that, the implementation will commence accordingly.”

“At the Army headquarters, we await the communique that would be released and when it comes, it is going to be looked at seriously and all areas that require the intervention of the Army Headquarters, that will be done accordingly”

“It is quiet impressive to see the various displays and a lot innovations that have been made. Equally the Chief of Army Staff has indicated his willingness towards supporting the various innovations that are going on and I think in the days ahead, a lot will be done harnessing various technologies to enhance the proficiency of the combat arms,” he said.

He commended the Commander Infantry Corps, Major General Olufemi Oluyede for a successful and well organised CAT Week hosted by Infantry Corps Centre.

Earlier in his remarks, Commander Infantry Corps, General Oluyede thanked the COAS and commended the Army officers, the retired generals who graced the occasion including Lt Gen Lamidi Adeosun( Rtd)
and other stakeholders for the success of the Combat Arms Training Week