The Flag Officer Commanding, Naval Training
Command, Rear Admiral Adeniyi Osinowo,
said this during an on-the-stop assessment of
the training activities and facilities in Onne
Naval College in Rivers State.
Rear Admiral Osinowo said that the Navy
was mindful of the security order by
President Muhammadu Buhari, and his
command has since stepped up training to
produce well-trained officers to meet the
deadline.
According to the Navy, a total of 1,215
officers were set to pass out from the Onne
Naval College in November, who will be
posted to various units.
Recently, the Chief of Army Staff, Gen.
Tukur Buratai, assured Nigerians that the
military was working hard to succeed in
meeting up with the set deadline, in spite of
the the renewed bombings by suspected Boko
Haram members.
Also, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal
Sadique Abubakar, visited Lagos to find ways
of tackling the situation.
The Air Chief disclosed that efforts were also
being made to provide decent
accommodation, healthcare services and
welfare for his men , as a way of boosting
their morale in the war against insurgents in
north-east Nigeria.
