Army Day: Soldiers Sweep Roads In Ogun

Soldiers of the Nigerian Army 35 Artillery Brigade, Alamala in Ogun State Capital, have swept major road in Lafenwa up to Rounder in the city as part of activities to mark the 2023 Army day celebration.

The soldiers equipped with brooms, head pans , rakes and shovel, were joined by some youth corps members for the sanitation exercise. They cleared baggage and filled bad portions of the road with stones.

The Brigade Commander, Brigadier General Mohammed Aminu, told newsmen that the exercise was undertaken to bridge the gap between the army and its host communities.

Mohammed represented by Colonel Legbosi Nule also said the day was being marked to remember colleagues who paid supreme sacrifice to secure the country.

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He said, “We use the celebration to reach out to our immediate environment, our host communities to render services to them so that they will understand that the Nigerian army is not all about fighting war and battles but also to offer services and utilities.

“We are here today to do part of that which is offering services to the community. Over the years, there has been a gap between the army and its immediate environment but when we do activities like this, it is a message to the people that we are part of the government to build the society and let people know that we are here as part of them, we are here as brothers and sisters.”

Aminu stated that NADCEL was also an opportunity to remember the personnel that had paid the supreme sacrifice in the cause of their duty.

A resident, Debo Johnson, described the gesture as an avenue to develop a mutual relationship between the army and civilians.

Johnson called on other security agencies to emulate the selfless services rendered by the army.