The Commandant Depot NA Zaria extending pleasantries with the Emir of Zazzau Malam Ahmed Bamalli during the Commandants visit to the emir
Brig.-Gen. Mohammed-Aminu Abdullahi, Commandant Depot Nigerian Army, has visited the Emir of Zazzau, Malam Ahmed Bamalli, to seek for royal blessings and strengthen civil-military relationship.
Capt. Iliya Dauda, Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Depot NA, disclosed this in a statement issued in Zaria on Friday.
The statement reported the commandant as saying that the purpose of the visit was to formally introduce himself as the new Commandant of the Depot
He added that the visit was to also solicit for the royal father’s continuous support and collaboration which the emirate council had always extended to the depot.
He noted that Zaria and environs had continued to remain very crucial to the training activities of Depot Nigerian Army since its establishment in 1924.
“I assumed command of Depot Nigerian Army on July 11, as the 37th commandant of the institution.
“Depot is the premier military training institution in Nigeria.
The institution was saddled with the responsibility of transforming selected young able-bodied men and women into disciplined soldiers to tackle numerous security challenges bedeviling some parts of the country,” he said.
Moreover, the commandant said the institution was presently training more than 6,500 recruits of 85 Regular Intake.
In his remarks, Malam Ahmad Bamalli noted that Zazzau was a host numerous military formations and institution located at Zaria and Kaduna.
According to him, military exercises around Jaji and Karau-Karau has rid the areas and nearby communities of hoodlums and other crimes.
He, therefore, appealed for improved periodic military exercises around Zaria and to enhance the general security of the area.
The emir commended the pedigree of the commandant and wished him a successful tenure. (NAN)
