By Olayemi Esan
The Nigerian Army has donated a brand new Toyota Hilux to the Regimental Sergeant Major of the Headquarters 7 Division, Operation Hadin Kai, Master Warrant Officer Mohammed Babayo to enhance troops’ operations.
Director, Army Public Relations Brigadier General, Onyema Nwachukwu made this known in a statement on Thursday and made it available to SpyeTV.
The statement disclosed that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen Faruk Yahaya handed over keys and official documents of a brand new Toyota Hilux during an operational visit to the Division on Wednesday, 21 July 2021.
Nwachukwu quoted Yahaya stating that the move is aimed at restoring the prestige associated with the office of an RSM, whom he described as the custodian of Nigerian Army customs, ethics, and traditions.
He also said RSMs in the Nigerian Army and the military globally, play a pivotal role in refining, grooming, and putting the regimental lives of young officers and soldiers in check, when freshly deployed to the unit, on passing-out from their respective training institutions.
Gen Yahaya further disclosed that it is paramount to provide them with requisite logistics to enhance their confidence and competence in order to reinvigorate and empower them for their essential role as a bridge between the Commanders and the soldiers in the hierarchy of the Nigerian Army.
He disclosed that he will ensure the construction of tied-down accommodation for the RSMs, as well as renovate existing dilapidated structures in army barracks to demonstrate his commitment in this regard.
It will be recalled that the COAS had earlier presented two Hilux vehicles to RSMs at Army and Garrison headquarters during the 2021 Nigerian Army Day Celebration held in Abuja.
