The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, says the Nigerian Army has made considerable progress in stabilising the nation’s security in spite of a few obvious challenges.
Lagbaja said this at the opening of the First Quarter of the Chief of Army Staff Conference 2024, on Tuesday in Abuja.
He said but for the concerted efforts of the military, the level of insecurity in the country would have been unimaginable.
Nigeria is currently facing security challenges, such as banditry, terrorism, and kidnapping, among others.
These challenges have resulted in the deaths and abductions of many citizens.
The COAS said the continuous injection of trained troops and specialist equipment into the North-East theatre for specialised operations, such as Mountain Sanity II, Lake Sanity II, and Desert Sanity III, had continued to complement efforts to degrade ISWAP/JAS terrorist groups.
He added that intensified offensives to eliminate bandits and other criminal elements in the North-West and the North Central regions were equally yielding positive outcomes.
