(PHOTOS): Tinubu calls for military changes to control crises in Lake Chad area (Full Details)

Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu expresses countries in the Lake Chad region need to change their militaries to subdue terrorism and security crises.

Talking at the graduation ceremony of senior course 45 of the military command and staff college, Jaji, on Friday, the president said Cameroon, the Niger Republic, Chad and Nigeria should collaborate to safeguard the democratic existence of their countries.

”We must also be brave enough to reform military doctrine and practice. We do not face a conventional army in the traditional field of battle. No, we contend against mobile, elusive irregular forces that disdain the normal rules of warfare,” he said.

”We must adjust accordingly to subdue the menace. This shall require a change in mindset, strategy, and tactics in equipment and in gear.

”As commander-in-chief, I have given myself the following charge: to deploy the entire machinery of state power to ensure the security of our people and property in a just and democratic society. 

”Under my predecessor, the armed forces worked tirelessly toward necessary reforms to enhance combat effectiveness and operational capability. 

We must now pick up the pace.

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