EXERCISE ENDURING PEACE II:The Commander 401 Special Forces (SF) Brigade, Brigadier General Samaila Uba has extended the Brigade’s Civil Military Cooperation (CIMIC) activities to NKST Primary School, Katsina-Ala LGA and Gaambe-Tiev Community Secondary school, Anyiin, Logo LGA of Benue State.
The event followed the launch of Exercise Enduring Peace II on 11 October 2022 which is aimed at providing safe, serene and conducive atmosphere for the Yuletide season and also strengthening the CIMIC between the Nigerian Army (NA) and inhabitants of Benue State.
Brigadier General Uba donated 30 desks with chairs and 500 copies of Exercise Enduring
Peace ll branded note books to each of the schools.
Speaking during the presentation of the items to the school, Brigadier General Uba said, the ongoing exercise is part of the concerted efforts of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya in ensuring that more troops are injected into valotile areas in order to ensure that citizens enjoy hitch free celebrations during the fast approaching Yuletide season without fear of crimes and criminalities which are associated with the period.
He further stated that COAS directed all Nigerian Army formations taking part in the ongoing exercises across the country to continually carry out CIMIC activities in order to strengthen the existing cordial relationship with host communities.
While presenting Exercise Enduring Peace II branded note books to pupils of NKST Primary School Katsina-Ala. Brigadier General Uba said, he decided to concentrate on educational outreach this year, unlike medical outreach last year because he desired to encourage the return of resettled displaced children back to school. He said he hoped his presence and the items donated to the little ones being our future leaders will help in keeping their faith alive in pursuing knowledge and encourage them to see education as the bedrock of their career.
The Executive Chairman Katsina-Ala LGA, Rt Hon Alfred Avalumun thanked the Brigade Commander for the kind gesture and prayed for victory of the Nigerian Army over the enemies of the state. His counterpart in Logo LGA, Mrs Salome Tor, expressed her gratitude to the Brigade Commander for the exercise and alleviating the plight of the pupils. She prayed God to give him comfort as he is going about tirelessly providing comfort to the little ones in her domain.
The Zaki of Anyiin, Chief Samuel Aluga while delivering the vote of thanks and appreciating the exercise on behalf of Anyiin Community said he never knew that people who are ready to lay down their lives before harm could reach his community are still the ones showing much concern about the education of their children. He said the NA is truly a people’s Army and he will do everything possible within his power to ensure that all needed cooperation and assistance are accorded to the NA in the community whenever the need arises.