The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Yusuf Buratai has disclosed that the Nigerian Army Council has approved the establishment of the 8th Army Division in Sokoto.
He disclosed this in Sokoto on Sunday when he paid condolence visit on the Governor of Sokoto state, Aminu Tambuwal over the death of late Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki.
The COAS however said that the officers and men that would be posted to the new Division were currently operating in the Northeast.
According to Buratai, “As soon the security situation in that region is fully stabilised, the Division will move to Sokoto. The move is part of efforts to provide sustainable peace and unity of Nigeria, and the Nigerian Army is fully committed to ensuring this.”
Commending Tambuwal for his support to the 1 Brigade and other security agencies in Sokoto, the COAS also commended the governor for the existing relationship between the Army and the people of the state.
Burutai reiterated the commitment of the Nigerian Army and the Federal Government to ensuring sustainable national security, peace and unity.
He described the late Sultan Ibrahim Dasuki as a national icon whose legacies would remain indelible.
Responding, Tambuwal commended the Army for establishing a Division and two Command Secondary Schools in Sokoto and Shagari.
Also pledging to continue to support the military as well as other security agencies in the state,Tambuwal further commended the Nigerian Army for its efforts to restore peace in the Northeast and other parts of Nigeria.
By PRNigeria
That’s not bad for a country deeply divided along tribe and creed struggling but failing to find its bearing. Just a moment ago, we were laying the foundation stones of two “barracks” in war-ravaged Christian Southern Kaduna. On the same date and page of the media that carried the news and in order not to outdo the other, another news was featured bearing the heading “Army Council Approves 8th Division In Sokoto.” Why then should we be surprised if by morning tomorrow the West should start asking for their “fair SHARE” of the “gravy”? Meanwhile there is this “minority” no one cares or thinks about waiting to as much as catch a whiff of the aroma of a freshly cooked commonwealth broth being passed around. Standing bog-eyed and salivating over should-have meal, their collective voice is forever sounding like one in the wilderness. Indeed, there was no country. Only deceit and intrigue. We shall all see where it leads…