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Army Chief Announces Recruitment Plan, New Brigades 

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;3 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"SDRdxZoh" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"q6zVRJwS" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>By Yusuf Danjuma Yunusa<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Chief of Army Staff&comma; Lt&period;-Gen&period; Waidi Shuaibu&comma; on Monday&comma; disclosed that the Nigerian Army has established new brigades&comma; battalions and operational units across six states as part of efforts to strengthen security operations and improve rapid response to emerging threats nationwide&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Shuaibu said the new formations were created to enhance the Army’s operational posture&comma; expand military presence in volatile areas and improve responses to security challenges across the country&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"Bf5oZOx8" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>The COAS made this known during the opening ceremony of the Chief of Army Staff First Bi-Annual Conference 2026 held in Abuja&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;3 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>According to him&comma; the Army has continued to sustain an enhanced operational posture through troop deployments&comma; restructuring of formations and the establishment of additional Joint Task Force units in strategic locations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;3 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>He said&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Nigerian Army has maintained an enhanced operational posture through continuous troop deployments&comma; reconfiguration of formations and the establishment of additional Joint Task Force formations and units in critical locations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;For instance&comma; the 15 Brigade and its affiliated units in Anambra and Imo states&comma; the 12 Battalion in Anyigba&comma; the 226 Battalion in Ganye&comma; Adamawa State&comma; the 247 Reconnaissance Battalion in Mubi&comma; Army Headquarters Logistics Base 4 in Gusau&comma; Army Logistics Base 5 in Ilorin&comma; and Operation Savannah Shield in the North Central have all been established to enhance operational presence and improve responses to emerging security challenges&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He noted that the measures were aimed at improving operational effectiveness and strengthening the Army’s capacity to respond swiftly to security threats across different regions of the country&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Army Chief further disclosed that the establishment of the Depot Nigerian Army in Amasiri&comma; Edda&comma; is aimed at supporting the implementation of the Commander-in-Chief’s directive for the recruitment of an additional 28&comma;000 personnel to strengthen manpower levels&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Additionally&comma; the establishment of the Depot Nigerian Army Amasiri&comma; Edda &lpar;Ebonyi&rpar;&comma; is geared towards achieving the mandate of the Commander-in-Chief’s directive of recruiting an additional 28&comma;000 troops under the expansion programme&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;These measures have strengthened our operational reach&comma; improved response time and facilitated effective intelligence-led operations&period; Consequently&comma; we have continued to disrupt criminal networks&comma; degrade adversary capabilities and restore relative calm in several previously volatile areas&comma;” he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;3 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad5" id&equals;"quads-ad5" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; 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