The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has assured officers and men of the Nigeria Army that care for the injured and maimed personnel will remain a cardinal focus under his command.
The COAS stated this, in a Goodwill Message to the officers, soldiers and their families on the Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration, AFRDC, 2022 at the Army Headquarters in Abuja.
General Yahaya noted that the Celebration, is  organized annually in recognition of fallen heroes; gallant men and women, who paid the supreme price in the defence of peace, unity and prosperity of the nation and the world at large.
He reiterated that many of the fallen heroes laid down their lives during the First and Second World Wars, Nigerian Civil War, Peace Support Operations across the globe and various Internal Security Operations, including ongoing fight against insurgency, terrorism, banditry and secesionism, amongst other threats to national security.
The COAS maintained that their sacrifices will never be forgotten and prayed for the repose of their souls. The AFRDC, according to him, is also an opportunity to honour veterans who are still alive.
He stressed that  many of the veterans regrettably sustained varying degrees of injuries in the course of their service to the nation and humanity and appreciated them for their sacrifices in achieving success across all spectrum of operations conducted by the Nigerian Army, NA, urging them not to relent but to sustain and consolidate on the successes recorded so far.
The COAS called on officers and soldiers of the NA to be loyal to constituted authority and ensure greater collaboration and synergy with sister Services and other Security Agencies in the pursuit of peace and security in Nigeria.
A statement signed by the Director Army Public Relations Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu said the Chief of Army Staff,  equally used the medium to reaffirm the unalloyed loyalty of the Nigeria Army to the President, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari and the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

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