Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya on Monday commissioned the newly constructed Nigerian Army (NA) ultra modern Operations Centre, situated at the Army Headquarters Complex.
The new Centre, General Yahaya said, will coordinate and control all Nigerian Army operational engagements across theatres of operations nationwide.
Performing the commissioning of the centre, Gen Yahaya expressed gratitude to the former COAS and currently Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai (rtd) for his foresight in conceiving the project.
The expanded complex housing the NA Operations Centre will serve as a Command Centre, situation room as well as operational briefing centre.
General Yahaya used the medium to express appreciation to the President, Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, “for his untiring support to the NA,” averring that the Nigeria Army is better poised to fight insecurity in the country.
In his remarks Ambassador Buratai expressed delight with the completion of the project, stating that the earlier design of the edifice has been improved upon by the COAS with several value additions upgrading the capabilities of the centre to international standard.
He emphasized that the Operations Centre’s configuration was more befitting and highly professional in standard.
The Ambassador also pointed out that planning and execution are very critical in the success of military operations, stressing, that to have a befitting ultra modern Operations Centre is an indication of NA’s, dynamism seriousness and commitment to professionally perform its constitutional roles.
The former Army Chief enjoined the NA to continue to operate in jointness with sister services and security agencies to fully attain its its constitutional mandate.
Earlier, while delivering the welcome address, the Chief of Operations (Army), Maj Gen Olufemi Akinjobi noted that the Centre is equiped with state of the art facilities, that will enable it serve tripartite functions of Command Centre, situation room and operations briefing facility. These he said, will afford the Army Headquarters an enhanced reach and capability to quickly intervene, direct and influence ongoing operations.
Major highlight of the ceremony was the demonstration of the capabilities and potentials of the centre.
ONYEMA NWACHUKWU
Brigadier General
Director Army Public Relations
28 February 2022
