Battle-hardened men who had faced terrorists and survived gunfire and explosions were moved to tears when the master of ceremonies called for a minute’s silence in honour of fallen colleagues.
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Addressing the troops, the COAS reaffirmed the Nigerian Army’s commitment to enhancing troop morale and strengthening inter-agency collaboration through welfare-driven initiatives.
Shaibu said this while declaring open the Army Headquarters Department of Military Secretary Career Planning and Management Seminar 2026 in Abuja on Tuesday.
In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja, the acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Appolonia Anele, said there had been no threat of mutiny within the Nigerian Army.
The warning was contained in a statement issued on Friday by the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Appolonia Anele, and posted on the Nigerian Army’s X handle.
Shaibu gave the directive on Saturday, while addressing troops of 248 Reconnaissance Battalion, Illela, Sokoto State operating under 8 Division and Joint Task Force, Operation FANSAN YAMMA.
Shaibu gave the assurance at the inauguration of a 36-classroom Government Day Girls’ Secondary School upgraded by Maj-Gen. Mamman Galadima, under the Army’s Special Intervention Civil-Military Cooperation project in Maradun, Zamfara on Thursday.
The President gave the assurance at the opening ceremony of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Annual Conference 2025, holding in Lagos.
During the visit, the COAS expressed profound appreciation to the revered monarch and the council of Obas for their longstanding support of the Nigerian Army.
Shaibu, represented by the Director-General of the Nigerian Army Heritage and Future Centre, Maj.-Gen. Tariwerie Gagariga, stated this at the 2025 Chief of Army Staff Christmas Carol in Abuja.
Governor Ahmed Ododo gave the commendation in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo, in Lokoja.
Oluyede gave the charge on Friday in Abuja at the graduation of the Indigenous Languages Course 7/2025, held at the Nigerian Army Resource Centre (NARC).
Oluyede gave the advice on Monday at the Third Quarter 2025 Veterans Affairs Pre-Retirement Training and Business Development seminar, held for army personnel.
This was contained in a statement issued to newsmen by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Appolonia Anele, on Thursday in Abuja,
The COAS gave the charge in a message he delivered during a high-level briefing with senior officers, reinforcing the Nigerian Army’s unwavering commitment to mission success and operational excellence.
This is contained in his goodwill message issued by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Lt-Col. Appolonia Anele, on the occasion of the Eid-El-Kabir celebration on Friday in Abuja.
Formerly known as Ikeja Military Cantonment in the Maryland area of Lagos State, it was renamed after Lagbaja to mark 57th birthday.
During his tour of the country’s army formations, the COAS stated this on Tuesday at the headquarters of Army 4 Special Forces, Doma, Nasarawa State.
Primate Ayodele issued the warning to the COAS in a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, on Tuesday.
The indigenes made this known in a statement issued by the Chairman and General Secretary of Ipoti-Ekiti Patriotic Indigenes, Messrs Lai Oke and Adedayo Babajide respectively as well as the Publicity Secretary, Gbenga Awoyomi, in Ipoti -Ekiti.