The General Officer Commanding (GOC)3 Division Nigerian Army (NA)/Commander Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH), Major General AE Abubakar has today 15 April 2024 declared open the 3 Division Corporal and below Competition 2024. Declaring the one week competition opened at 82 Battalion parade ground, Maxwell Khobe Cantonment Jos, the GOC/Commander OPSH remarked that the competition was part of the strategies designed to improve the competence of troops which he said is inline with the three pillars of the Chief of Army Staff command philosophy of Leadership, Operational Effectiveness and Sound Administration. He challenged the participants to be better trained and ready to take up the responsibilities of safeguarding the citizens.
The GOC/Commander OPSH, who was the Special Guest Honour at the event commended the efforts of the troops in dealing with all forms of security threat within 3 Division Area of Responsibility. He alluded that the competition was one of the strategies designed to further improve troops’ competence, as they are daily engaged in dealing with multifaceted forms of security challenges ranging from kidnapping, banditry, arms deal, ethno – religious crisis and farmers-herders clashes among others. ” You will all be better – trained soldiers ready to take on responsibilities in the field” he averred.

Represented by the Chief of Staff Headquarters 3 Division, Brigadier General AU Gumel, the GOC/Commander OPSH, further highlighted the benefits of the competition which he said will foster esprit de corps, cultivate healthy rivalry among participating formations and provide an avenue to employ initiative and good judgement.

The GOC/Commander OPSH also revealed that, the NA has recently upscaled it’s training through healthy competitions among various formations across the country. The competition he further noted will bring out the required competence of the Division to consolidate on it’s recent achievements in tackling all forms of criminalities.

Earlier in his welcome address, the Commander 3 Division Garrison, Brig Gen MK Sanda stated that adequate arrangements were put in place to achieve the ultimate goal of the competition. He urged participants to make new friends and learn from each other.

Represented by the Commanding Officer Administrative Battalion 3 Division Garrison Lieutenant Colonel HA Hammadu the Commander 3 Garrison noted that the event was one of the cardinal pillars of 3 Division training activities for the year geared towards improved performances of her troops. He noted that the event amongst other training activities and exercises was designed to build the capacity of troops of the rank of Corporal and below to be physically fit and professionally
competent to fill in the leadership qualities required to lead men in the field.

Six different formations within 3 Division Area of Responsibility comprising of 6 Brigade Jalingo, 23 Brigade Yola, 33 Artillery Brigade Bauchi, 3 Division Garrison as well as 43 Engineer Brigade and 53 Signal Brigade, Jos would be competing in drills, map reading as well as endurance and obstacles crossing.

The opening ceremony was graced by Commanders of various formations, heads of security agencies on the plateau and staff officers at Headquarters 3 Division.

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3 Division Nigerian Army Inter-brigade Corporal and Below Competition 2024 Kicks Off in Plateau State