Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has said that Nigeria is safer now than it was five years ago.<\/p>\n
He made the remarks on Sunday during a sit-out with soldiers Wounded In Action (WIA).<\/p>\n
They are receiving treatment at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna.<\/p>\n
Buratai assured that their efforts in defending the nation will be rewarded.<\/p>\n
He hailed the troops for their patriotism, professionalism and sacrifice.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am proud you have made the impact that some of our colleagues and Nigerians are safe and I am equally happy that we are living in peace and Nigeria is Safer now than we had five years ago,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Buratai added that the wounded soldiers will get adequate medical attention.<\/p>\n
The Army Chief said recreational facilities and other needs would be provided.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will continue to send our officers to see how we can get you rehabilitated through skills acquisition programme so that when you recuperate, you can go back to the field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Africa Press-Nigeria: Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has said that Nigeria is safer now than it was five years ago. He made the remarks on Sunday during a sit-out with soldiers Wounded In Action (WIA). They are receiving treatment at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna. Buratai assured that their […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2388,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[97,513,1048],"class_list":["post-27902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-buhari","tag-buratai","tag-kaduna-state"],"yoast_head":"\n