President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the procurement of 400 armoured vehicles for Brigade Guards to secure the Federal Capital Territory, Nasarawa and parts of Niger state.
The newly promoted Commander, Brigade of Guards, Major-General Mohammed Usman, disclosed this on Wednesday in his thank you speech shortly after his decoration by the president.
The president, assisted by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Faruk Yahaya, and the wife of the commander, Dr Rekiya Usman, decorated the officer with the rank of Major-General.
Shortly after the ceremony in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the president described him as an outstanding officer serving the nation with great zeal. He commended General Usman for his diligence, loyalty, patience and hardwork.
Buhari, in a statement issued by his media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, commended the military officer’s family for their patience in putting up with the challenging assignment he carried out with great aptitude and steadfastness.
In his remarks, Major-General Usman thanked the president for his outstanding support to the Brigade of Guards, citing the approval for the procurement of 400 armoured vehicles, which he said were enough to secure his area of responsibility including the Federal Capital Territory, Nasarawa State and parts of Niger State.
He expressed happiness with the president for the promotion, saying that it would spur him to do even better in his assigned responsibilities.
