The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya has reiterated the need for synergy among members of the Armed Forces of Nigeria in order to tackle all security challenges confronting the nation.
According to a statement by Director of Public Relations and Information Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet on Wednesday, Maj.-Gen. Yahaya stated this when he paid a courtesy visit to the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao at the NAF Headquarters, Abuja.
He said the war against insurgency and armed banditry cannot be won by a single Service but rather, through a synergistic approach where all Services work in unison.
According to him, “The earlier we all recognize that no Service can do it alone, the better for us as an armed forces and a Nation to surmount the current security challenges.”
Maj.-Gen Yahaya also harped on the importance of air power to the success of the ongoing fight against insurgency, armed banditry and other forms of criminality in the Country.
He said he has always been an advocate of air power employment as a critical requirement of a fighting force having witnessed its formidable influence in various theatres of operations.
Earlier, Air Marshal Amao congratulated the COAS for his appointment and urged him to sustain synergy of efforts by the Nigerian Army and the NAF, in conjunction with other security agencies to rid the Country of all criminal activities.
