Daily Trust (Abuja)

Nigeria: 'Army Taking Necessary Steps to Combat Terrorism'

By Maryam Ahmadu-Suka, 10 December 2012

Kaduna — Acting commander of the Infantry Corps Center (ICC), Maj. General Kenneth Osuji said at the weekend that the Nigerian Army is taking necessary steps to combat terrorism.

This was contained in a statement signed by the Army Public Relations Officer, ICC Nigerian Army, Jaji Kaduna, Major Emmanuel Adeniyi.

"You are all witnesses to the recent unfortunate event in the cantonment, so there is a need to keep a step ahead of would be dissidents in order to effectively anticipate and counter their actions", he said.

Osuji urged graduating students of the training programme at the center to be encouraged by the fact that the Nigerian Army is taking necessary steps to provide appropriate training logistics to its formations and units.

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