The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, has emphasised the importance of the Nigerian Army Intelligence Corps, NAIC, in the fight against insurgency and other criminal activities.
Director,
Army Public relations, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement, said
Lagbaja made the statement while inaugurating facilities at the NAIC
Headquarters in Asokoro, Abuja.
The
army chief applauded the officers and soldiers of the corps for their
invaluable service to the army and the nation at large.
He tasked officers and men of the corps to continue to work hard toward its
actualisation.
The
COAS charged the personnel to intensify efforts in the discharge of their
duties, adding that the corps played crucial role in the broader framework of
national security and intelligence operations.
He
assured them that he would provide requisite equipment, training, and
technology to enhance their effectiveness in gathering, analysing, and
disseminating requisite intelligence.
The army chief said by providing the NAIC with robust support to enable intelligence driven operations, the army will effectively surmount security challenges bedeviling the country.