ThisDay· 1h ago· 1 min read
Deji Elumoye in Abuja
A ranking member of the National Assembly, Senator Ali Ndume, on Saturday lauded
President Bola Tinubu for approving increase in the number of divisions in the Nigerian Army from eight to 12, as well as additional
recruitment of 28,000 additional personnel aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s security architecture.
The creation of the new divisions with headquarters in Makurdi, Ilorin, Jalingo and Benin City, announced on Thursday, is aimed at improving military coordination and response time.
Reacting to the development, Ndume in a release issued in Abuja, suggested that in addition to the creation of four additional army divisions, the president should make provisions for procurement of no fewer than five attack helicopters in each of the six geo-political zones in the country.
His words: “President Tinubu has said the increase in the number of military…
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