My people, e be like say the Nigerian military don dey do better waka for town o! Dis one na after dem launch Human Security and Gender Advisers Course for Abuja.
Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede, talk say dem go operate as military wey dey focused on people wahala, wey no go just dey think about gun and war. E represent for di event wey happen for Nigerian Army Resource Centre, Asokoro, Abuja. E no dey joke, as e make am clear say dem dey serious about dis partnership with UK military too.
Dis partnership no be small thing, as e dey help Nigerian Armed Forces (AFN) shine well-well, especially for areas wey concern how dem dey relate with civilians. For di speech, Na him talk say Nigeria security situation dey complicated, as wahala dey come from every corner: from violent extremism to transnational crime. In short, nobody fit talk say dem no see am!
Oluyede ynal say modern security no be just about territory alone; e dey involve the protection of lives and preservation of human dignity. Now, dem dey add human security and gender advisory roles as part of wetin go help dem do di work better.
“Dis course fit help us build our military reach and mission sustainability without wahala,” na wetin di CDS talk. E beckon on di participants to use di opportunity to learn and plan well for operations wey involve civilian population.
Meanwhile, Rear Admiral Saburi Lawal, wey be Chief of Defence Civil-Military Relations, talk say di course go empower security agencies make dem dey feel di love with di people wey dem dey serve. E talk say, “We need to respect civilian for wetin dem fit bring to dis game.”
So, my people, as dis training dey go on, make we dey watch how e go change di face of our military operations and di relationship with civilians. Na im give us hope say Nigerian military go fit protect us better and even build trust with us.
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