The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Yusuf Buratai, says the Nigerian Army is planning to create two new divisions.
The Chief of Army Staff, on Wednesday, said that the two divisions would be Division 8 in the northeast and Division 6 in the south-south.
General Buratai, who announced the step at a lecture on the ‘Nigerian Army Challenges and Future Perspectives’, said that the key priority of the Nigerian Army was to maintain operational readiness at all times.
He said the expansion would go hand in hand with the doctrinal review and development of new strategies to enable the Nigerian Army perform its statutory duty of protecting the nation’s integrity .
General Buratai, however, said that the expansion would need the recruitment of more manpower for the Nigerian Army – which is embarking on a recruitment drive of 12,000 personnel yearly to meet the manpower requiems.
While seeking the improvement of platforms for the Nigerian Air force, which provides air support for the army in the fight against Boko Haram, General Buratai also said he had plans for an air battalion.
The plans of the Nigerian Army are no doubt lofty and would be beneficial to the success of the force’s internal security operations.
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