Twenty -Nine retired infantry officers comprising 19 major generals, and 10 brigadiers general pulled out of active service at the Jaji Military Cantonment in Kaduna State on Friday in event organized by the Army to formally retire them.
Speaking on behalf of the retirees, Major General Victor Ezugwu, pointed out that the war against terrorism banditry will end if the proposed establishment of army aviation succeeds and the night fighting capabilities of the army infantry corps are improved.
Major General Ezugwu admonished serving officers and soldiers to be proactively way ahead of the enemies in all aspects of unfolding combat scenarios as the threat to the country’s sovereignty continues surging.
He also urged their successors to not only sustain the modest strategic, operational, and tactical achievements made but also to surpass them.
“Our Infantry Corps must therefore not relent or rest on her oars as the entire Nigerian Army depends largely on the Infantry Corps to achieve its core mandate and mission. I admonish the Infantry that as the threats to Nigeria’s sovereignty are becoming asymmetric in time and space, you must be proactively way ahead of our adversaries in all aspects of the unfolding combat scenarios,” he added.
While calling on the Infantry Corps to review some of its tactical and operational strategies in the areas of night fighting capabilities, and frontline intelligence gathering on enemy activities, Major General Ezeugwu advised the corps to strengthen basic field crafts training in the areas of aggressive fighting patrols.
