Buhari: We Are Employing New Tactics To Contain Security Challenges

President Muhammadu Buhari said yesterday that the federal
government was deploying new tactics and state power to contain
security challenges and promote peace in the country.

He said his administration “is determined” to strengthen
multinational and multilateral cooperation in the Lake Chad region
to defeat trans-border crimes plaguing the nations.

President Buhari made the declaration in a message to the
graduation ceremony of the 43rd Course participants of the Armed
Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji, Kaduna State.

The special guest of honour, who was represented by the Minister
of Defence, Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (retd), expressed optimism
that asymmetric threats were surmountable if African countries work
together within a clearly defined joint operational
environment.

A statement issued by the minister’s office last night said the
president while reflecting on the national security challenges
facing the nation, said his administration “is employing new
tactics and deploying state powers to promote peace and
tranquillity in the country”.

He told the 226 graduands of the AFCSC to justify huge
investments expended on them by adding value to the
counter-insurgency and anti-banditry operations, pointing out that
to whom much is given much is expected”.

He, therefore, urged the graduands of the 48-week intensive
training to be good ambassadors of the 40-year-old tri-service
institution.

The president reminded them that graduation was a clarion call
to taking up higher duty in service to their fatherland.

He lauded what he called “milestone achievements and pivotal
roles, the esteemed military institution is playing in raising the
bar of robust professional competences of the armed forces of the
various nations”.

The Commandant, Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Air Vice
Marshal Ebenezer Alade, who had earlier conferred the prestigious
title of the Pass Staff Course (PSC) on the graduands said they,
were found worthy in character, learning, and professionalism.

The Armed Forces Command and Staff College, which has Magashi as
Chairman of the seven-man board membership, was established in 1976
and had over the years of its existence attained high-level
developmental strides and acquired international status as a
reputable citadel of learning in the West African sub-region.

President Muhammadu Buhari said yesterday that the federal
government was deploying new tactics and state power to contain
security challenges and promote peace in the country.

He said his administration “is determined” to strengthen
multinational and multilateral cooperation in the Lake Chad region
to defeat trans-border crimes plaguing the nations.

President Buhari made the declaration in a message to the
graduation ceremony of the 43rd Course participants of the Armed
Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji, Kaduna State.

The special guest of honour, who was represented by the Minister
of Defence, Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (retd), expressed optimism
that asymmetric threats were surmountable if African countries work
together within a clearly defined joint operational
environment.

A statement issued by the minister’s office last night said the
president while reflecting on the national security challenges
facing the nation, said his administration “is employing new
tactics and deploying state powers to promote peace and
tranquillity in the country”.

He told the 226 graduands of the AFCSC to justify huge
investments expended on them by adding value to the
counter-insurgency and anti-banditry operations, pointing out that
to whom much is given much is expected”.

He, therefore, urged the graduands of the 48-week intensive
training to be good ambassadors of the 40-year-old tri-service
institution.

The president reminded them that graduation was a clarion call
to taking up higher duty in service to their fatherland.

He lauded what he called “milestone achievements and pivotal
roles, the esteemed military institution is playing in raising the
bar of robust professional competences of the armed forces of the
various nations”.

The Commandant, Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Air Vice
Marshal Ebenezer Alade, who had earlier conferred the prestigious
title of the Pass Staff Course (PSC) on the graduands said they,
were found worthy in character, learning, and professionalism.

The Armed Forces Command and Staff College, which has Magashi as
Chairman of the seven-man board membership, was established in 1976
and had over the years of its existence attained high-level
developmental strides and acquired international status as a
reputable citadel of learning in the West African sub-region.