National Security: Army Deploys 300 Female Officers To Kaduna-Abuja Highway

The Nigerian Army has deployed a total of 300 female officers to the volatile Abuja-Kaduna highway as part of measures to curb the menace of banditry and kidnapping along the road and other surrounding communities.

The role of the women soldiers is to complement the existing operations along the highway and the environs.

The female officers have been drafted into the Operation Thunder Strike of the Nigerian Army which is currently carrying on a special operation on the Kaduna-Abuja general area.

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Speaking at a ceremony to welcome the first batch of 100 female officers and handing over of their residential accommodation to the Nigerian Army, Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State expresses optimism that the additional deployment of more soldiers to the Abuja-Kaduna highway will help in consolidating in the successes recorded so far by the troops on ground.

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This is the first time female officers are being deployed for internal security operations.


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