Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has received 300 female soldiers deployed to boost security situation along the Kaduna-Abuja highway where several cases of kidnappings and killings were reported.
The first
batch of the troops, who are of the Nigerian Army Women Corps (NAWC), were
formally received by Governor El-Rufai at their Kakau base on the highway.
The role of
the women soldiers is to compliment the existing operations along the Abuja-Kaduna
highway and its environs.
Speaking on
the occasion, Governor El-Rufai expressed optimism that, with the deployment of
the female soldiers, the insecurity along the Abuja-Kaduna highway will soon be
a thing of the past.
Governor
El-Rufai expressed gratitude to the Nigerian Army for deploying the troops and
assured them of the continued support of the Kaduna State Government as they
work towards securing the entire State.
Earlier, the
General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division Nigerian Army, Kaduna,
Major-General Usman Mohammed acknowledged the support the Kaduna State
government has provided to the military in its internal security operations.
Major-General
Mohammed thanked governor El-Rufai and his deputy, Hadiza Balarabe, for
personally coming to receive the female troops.
No comments:
Post a Comment