The 401 Special Forces Brigade of the Nigerian Army (NA) has extended its Civil Military Cooperation (CIMIC) activities to some schools in two LGAs of Benue State.
Our correspondent reports that the schools include NKST Primary School, Katsina-Ala LGA, and Gaambe-Tiev Community Secondary School, Anyiin, Logo LGA.
Commander of 401 Brigade, Brigadier General Samaila Uba, explained that the gesture followed the recent launch of Exercise Enduring Peace II aimed at providing safe, serene and conducive atmosphere for the yuletide season and also strengthening the CIMIC between the Nigerian Army and inhabitants of Benue state.
Uba who donated 30 desks with chairs and 500 copies of Exercise Enduring Peace ll-branded notebooks to each of the schools, said the ongoing exercise was part of the concerted effort of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, in ensuring that more troops were injected into volatile areas in order to ensure citizens enjoyed hitch-free celebrations during the yuletide without fear of crimes and criminality which were associated with the period.
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He said the decision was meant to concentrate on educational outreach this year, unlike the medical outreach last year, because he desired to encourage the return of resettled displaced children back to school while hoping that his presence and the items donated to the little ones, being the future leaders, would help in keeping their faith alive in pursuing knowledge and encourage them to see education as the bedrock of their careers.
