– The chief of army staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai led a delegation of senior officers to Colombia
– Colombian chief of army staff, General Albert Jose Mejia briefed Nigerian COAS and his delegation
– Nigerian COAS and his delegation went on a tour of Colombia military formations
The chief of army staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai, a relentless effort to end insurgency ravaging the Northeastern part of Nigeria, has led a delegation of senior officers to Colombia to inspect major military formations and institutions of the Armed Forces of the country.
This was contained in a statement issued today, February 4, by
Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, acting director army public relations, a
copy obtained by Naij.com.
The COAS who is embarking on his first visit to the country since his assumption of office said the purpose is to offer the delegation an opportunity to inter-face with the Colombian Armed Forces on their efforts so far in resolving insurgency and possible lessons for the Nigerian Army.
It was contained in the statement that Lieutenant General Buratai and
his delegation on arrival at the Colombian Army Headquarters were well
received by the Colombian Chief of Army Staff, General Albert Jose
Mejia.
General Mejia briefed the COAS and his entourage on different categories of operations by his country’s army and compared what his country is going through and that of Nigeria in justifying the visit of the Nigerian COAS.
The Colombian COAS brief were highlighted as follows; the 50 year war against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and other insurgent groups that have culminated in the ongoing peace talks, the deliberate effort by the Colombian military to unravel the identity of the various insurgent groups which composed of support groups, political groups, core fighting groups, leading to the decapitation of key leaders of the insurgents, the establishment of joint operations, emphasis on civil- military cooperation to win the hearts and minds of the local population in areas where government presence were non-existent, among others.
General Mejia after the briefing took the Nigerian COAS and his
delegation on a tour of his country’s formations, military institutions,
aviation unit and the Engineer Corps of the Colombian Armed Forces.
Colombian army is believed to be very tactical in fight against insurgency as the country has been battling armed insurgency in the last 50 years.
It is pertinent to mention that Lieutenant General Buratai’s visit to Colombia was aimed at brainstorming with his Colombian counterpart on the most suitable strategies to curb insurgency in Nigeria.
The Nigerian soldiers have been on the trail of Boko Haram members, killing thousands of them in a foiled attack as well as chasing them out of their alleged captured territories in parts of the country.
The war against insurgency would have been over by now according to the general officer (GOC) commanding 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Musa Aliyu, who revealed that the war is been delayed because terrorists are hiding among innocent Nigerians because they no longer have a defined territory in the country.
The destructive activities of the terrorist group so far is expected to cost the Federal Government a fortune as Retired Lt.-Gen. Theophilus Danjuma, who is the chairman, presidential committee on Northeast initiative, on Wednesday, February 3 at the commencement of a two-day security seminar, organised in Abuja, by the Alumni Association of the National Defence College, revealed that a whooping sum of N2 trillion is needed in the short-term to rebuild areas destroyed by the Boko Haram insurgency in the Northeastern part of Nigeria.
– Colombian chief of army staff, General Albert Jose Mejia briefed Nigerian COAS and his delegation
– Nigerian COAS and his delegation went on a tour of Colombia military formations
The chief of army staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai, a relentless effort to end insurgency ravaging the Northeastern part of Nigeria, has led a delegation of senior officers to Colombia to inspect major military formations and institutions of the Armed Forces of the country.
COAS, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai, in a hand shake with the Colombian Army Chief, Gen Albert Jose Mejia, during the visit
The COAS who is embarking on his first visit to the country since his assumption of office said the purpose is to offer the delegation an opportunity to inter-face with the Colombian Armed Forces on their efforts so far in resolving insurgency and possible lessons for the Nigerian Army.
COAS, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai, presenting a souvenir to the Colombian Army Chief, Gen Albert Jose Mejia, during the visit
General Mejia briefed the COAS and his entourage on different categories of operations by his country’s army and compared what his country is going through and that of Nigeria in justifying the visit of the Nigerian COAS.
The Colombian COAS brief were highlighted as follows; the 50 year war against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and other insurgent groups that have culminated in the ongoing peace talks, the deliberate effort by the Colombian military to unravel the identity of the various insurgent groups which composed of support groups, political groups, core fighting groups, leading to the decapitation of key leaders of the insurgents, the establishment of joint operations, emphasis on civil- military cooperation to win the hearts and minds of the local population in areas where government presence were non-existent, among others.
COAS,
Lt Gen Tukur Buratai (5th left), Colombian Army Chief, Gen Albert Jose
Mejia (6th right), senior officers and other dignitaries in a group
photograph
Colombian army is believed to be very tactical in fight against insurgency as the country has been battling armed insurgency in the last 50 years.
It is pertinent to mention that Lieutenant General Buratai’s visit to Colombia was aimed at brainstorming with his Colombian counterpart on the most suitable strategies to curb insurgency in Nigeria.
The Nigerian soldiers have been on the trail of Boko Haram members, killing thousands of them in a foiled attack as well as chasing them out of their alleged captured territories in parts of the country.
The war against insurgency would have been over by now according to the general officer (GOC) commanding 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Musa Aliyu, who revealed that the war is been delayed because terrorists are hiding among innocent Nigerians because they no longer have a defined territory in the country.
The destructive activities of the terrorist group so far is expected to cost the Federal Government a fortune as Retired Lt.-Gen. Theophilus Danjuma, who is the chairman, presidential committee on Northeast initiative, on Wednesday, February 3 at the commencement of a two-day security seminar, organised in Abuja, by the Alumni Association of the National Defence College, revealed that a whooping sum of N2 trillion is needed in the short-term to rebuild areas destroyed by the Boko Haram insurgency in the Northeastern part of Nigeria.
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