The troops were warned to avoid any act capable of dragging the image of Nigeria and Nigerian Army to the mud, as the army will not accept a situation where its soldiers are seen as soft targets.
General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Major General Kenneth Osuji gave the warning while addressing the troops at the graduation ceremony marking the end of their pre-deployment training in Jaji, Kaduna State on Friday.
General Osuji who is the GOC of the 1 Brigade, which is made up of the Nigerian Battalion (NIBATT)36 in the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) said, they must work with the rules of engagement of the mission and respect the cultural and religious sensitivity of Liberia people.
According to him, “Be reminded that the Nigerian Army will not accept any situation where its troops are seen as soft targets or conducting themselves in unprofessional manner such as trafficking in illicit substances of any kind including alcohol and drugs.
“Additionally, you must respect the cultural and religious
sensitivity of the people of Liberia. You must exhibit the highest sense
of personal/environmental hygiene as Liberia is just emerging from an
EBOLA epidemic,” the GOC stressed.
Even
as the dreaded Boko Haram sect keeps tormenting the North-Eastern part
of the country, no fewer than 700 officers and men of the Nigerian Army
would depart the country for a peacekeeping operation in Monrovia,
Liberia on Monday.
They were, however, warned to abide by
the rules of engagement and respect the culture and tradition of the
Liberian people during their stay in Liberia.
The General Officer Commanding, One
Mechanised Division, Nigerian Army, Kaduna, Maj-Gen. Kenneth Osuji,
stated this at the graduation of troops at a pre-deployment training
held at the Nigerian Army Peacekeeping Centre, Jaji, near Kaduna on
Friday.
Osuji was also GOC of the 1 Brigade made up of the Nigerian Battalion 36 in the United Nations Mission in Liberia.
Osuji warned the troops against contracting the dreaded Ebola virus while in Liberia.
He also charged the officers to portray the country in a good light by avoiding any act capable of embarrassing the army.
Osuji said, “Be reminded that the
Nigerian Army will not accept any situation where its troops are seen as
soft targets or conducting themselves in unprofessional manners like
engaging in the trafficking of illicit substances of any kind including
alcohol and drugs.
“You
must respect the cultural and religious sensitivity of the people of
Liberia. You must exhibit the highest sense of personal/environmental
hygiene as Liberia is just emerging from an Ebola epidemic.”
The Commandant, Nigerian Army
Peacekeeping Centre, Maj-Gen. Imimitomi Birigeni, had earlier in his
speech, said the pre-deployment training which commenced three weeks
ago, was intensive and comprehensive in line with the United Nations
pre-deployment modules.
Birigeni added that the troops had been trained on the requisite skills to operate under any prevailing conditions.
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