He charged them to be accountable for all men and equipment under their command, with the welfare of the troops uppermost in their minds.
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It will be recalled that the president on July 13 appointed the service chiefs including a new National Security Adviser, NSA.
“You should also ensure that they abide with the newly enforced rules and relations of worldwide standards while carrying out their assigned tasks”. “In particular, you must protect innocent civilians and respect the rights of combatants”. “This no doubt will earn the support of local communities and the respect of our allies and support of worldwide community”.
These include the Presidential Initiative for the North East Nigeria (PINE) to counter violent extremism, establishment of Almajiri Education Programme to build 400 schools for s in the country as well as the Safe Schools Initiative launched by the government and global aid agencies in the wake of the abduction of 200 school girls from Chibok town.
According to a reliable source who spoke on condition of anonymity to LEADERSHIP Friday, the conditions of the displaced persons are so pathetic that they need urgent attention from the Nigerian government.
Speaking at the presentation by NASENI officials, Buhari said the agency must intensify its efforts to publicize inventions for the benefit of Nigerians.
“Concerted efforts should also be made to make judicious use of resources which are available to you in search for solutions to these challenges”.
Last year, at least 500 captured alleged Boko Haram fighters were killed in what Nigerian officials said was an attempted jailbreak, though some have doubted the official account.
Ohi Alegbe, Group General Manager, Public Affairs, NNPC said in a statement that the downsizing which saw the exit of all senior managers who were billed to retire between now and December 2016 is also a cost-saving measure.
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The new deployment came on the heels of the recent visit of the Chief of Air Staff to the operational areas.
