GOC Warns Troops Against Illegal Duties

By: Okosun Dennis

The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 81 Division Nigerian Army, Maj Gen Godwin Umelo, has warned soldiers of the division to stay out of illegal duties or anything that would tarnish the image of the force or negate the vision of the Chief of Army Staff, (COAS), Lt Gen Tukur Buratai.

He, therefore, charged the officers and soldiers of the Division to uphold total discipline and be professionally responsive and discharge their constitutional roles.

Gen Umelo made these remarks during his maiden familiarisation visits to units and formations under command.

He said the visit would afford him the opportunity to determine the state of readiness of units and formations as well as to physically see how troops are fairing in order to bring improvement within available resources.

Assuring the troops that the Chief of Army Staff would continue to improve on efforts that would make the troops function optimally, he added that the army authority was aware of the accommodation challenges facing the troops but noted that very soon, they would have every reason to smile.

Similarly, the GOC also paid courtesy visit to the Seme Border Acting Area Comptroller of Customs CD Wada and the Comptroller of Immigration Seme Border Command BO Zipamor respectively.

He commended them for the cordial relationship and synergy offered by the sister services to the military and informed them that his office is opened for any assistance from the Army.

Maj General Umelo also paid homage to His Royal Majesty, the De Wheno Aholu Manu Toyi 1, the Akran of Badagry Kingdom whom he thanked for his fatherly efforts at ensuring harmonious relationship between the military and his subjects.

It would be recalled that the GOC assumed command on 22 July 2020 and as customary in the military, behoves on the GOC to visits formations and units to see things physically with a view to improving the state of readiness of units and formations under command