The Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja has expressed appreciation to the Government and people of Katsina state for their support to the Nigerian Army and particularly to troops of 17 Brigade.
The Army Chief made this known when he was received by the Governor of Katsina State, Dr. Dikko Umar Radda at the Katsina state Government house on a courtesy and condolence visit to the Governor and the people of the state.
General Lagbaja pointed out that he was in the stated on an assessment tour of ongoing operations, state of infrastructure and Civil-Military Cooperation activities in the Brigade.
The Governor of Katsina State, Dr. Dikko Umar Radda while responding stated that security situation in the stated has progressively improved with the return of farmers to their farmlands.
The Governor disclosed that the state has witnessed a reduction in insecurity and farmers are returning to their farms, attributing the development to the synergy and joint effort of all the security agencies.
He however appealed to the communities not to relent in supporting the troops with credible information, stressing that without the cooperation of the communities, the ongoing operations will not succeed.
The Chief of Army Staff equally paid a courtesy call on Emir of Katsina, His Royal Highness Dr, Abdulmumuni Kabir Usman, where he acknowledged the critical role of the traditional institution in mobilizing the people to support the troops in order to completely stamp out security threats and challenges.
The COAS also paid a condolence visit to the Chairman Senate Committee on Army, Senator Abdulazeez Yar Adua and other members of the bereaved family during visit, describing the passing of Hajiya Dada Yar Adua as a loss of one of the legendary and virtous matriarchs of the Nigerian Army family.
The Army Chief noted that officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army share in the grief and pains of the Yar Aduas as a family that gave two illustrous sons to the Nigerian Army.
He prayed for God to grant the family and the people of Katsina the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.
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