Defence Chief Charges War Colleges to Develop Crisis Containment Systems

Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja

The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, has charged officers of the National Defence College and Army War College to develop workable systems that will aid military operations in crisis situations in view of the security challenges facing the nation.
Musa, who spoke in Abuja during the opening of the Strategic National Security Exercise (Ex STRANEX), organised by the NDC in collaboration with services’ war colleges, emphasised the need for enhanced joint training and exercises within the military to ensure operational efficiency.
He said the armed forces were engaged in fighting asymmetric warfare and various forms of security challenges that require special joint training to build the requisite capacities.
He asserted that joint training efforts were aimed at improving the competencies of personnel in line with his leadership concept which has “professional forces with people-centric and proactive”.
He affirmed that the military would continue to provide support to Nigeria Police as the lead agency in internal security other security agencies to enable them achieve success in a joint environment since no individual organisation could do it alone.
The military chief explained that it was pertinent to state that the armed forces were continuously advancing new training strategies aimed at buildings and strengthening resilience on the conduct of joint operations among the services.
In his remarks, the Commandant of NDC, Rear Adm. Olumuyiwa Olotu, said the various security threats confronting the country are constantly evolving beyond the scope of a single service or agency.
He said there was the need for a seamless interface to tackle the dynamics of the challenges.