{"id":21258,"date":"2024-02-29T11:11:40","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T11:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=21258"},"modified":"2024-02-29T11:11:40","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T11:11:40","slug":"coas-emphasizes-vital-role-of-nigerian-army-intelligence-corps-in-national-security-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/02\/29\/coas-emphasizes-vital-role-of-nigerian-army-intelligence-corps-in-national-security-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"COAS Emphasizes Vital Role of Nigerian Army Intelligence Corps in National Security Efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has reaffirmed the critical significance of the Nigerian Army Intelligence Corps (NAIC) in combating insurgency and other criminal activities across the nation. Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, the Director of Army Public Relations, conveyed Lagbaja&#8217;s message in a statement released on Thursday, highlighting the remarks made during the inauguration of facilities at the NAIC Headquarters in Asokoro, Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>During the ceremony, Lt.-Gen. Lagbaja commended the officers and soldiers of the corps for their invaluable service to both the army and the nation as a whole. He urged them to maintain their dedication and continue to strive for excellence in fulfilling their duties.<\/p>\n<p>The Chief of Army Staff emphasized the pivotal role played by the NAIC within the broader framework of national security and intelligence operations. He urged the personnel to redouble their efforts, emphasizing the importance of their contributions in addressing the country&#8217;s security challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Lt.-Gen. Lagbaja pledged unwavering support to the NAIC, promising to provide the necessary equipment, training, and technology to enhance their capabilities in gathering, analyzing, and disseminating crucial intelligence. He emphasized that by bolstering the NAIC&#8217;s capabilities, the army would be better equipped to overcome the security challenges facing the nation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A well-equipped and proficient NAIC is essential for maintaining a safer and more secure Nigeria,&#8221; stated the army chief, underscoring the importance of intelligence-driven operations in safeguarding the nation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has reaffirmed the critical significance of the Nigerian Army Intelligence Corps (NAIC) in combating insurgency and other criminal activities across the nation. Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, the Director of Army Public Relations, conveyed Lagbaja&#8217;s message in a statement released on Thursday, highlighting the remarks made during the inauguration [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":21282,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[527],"class_list":["post-21258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-coas"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21258"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21292,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21258\/revisions\/21292"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}