The Nigerian Army has graduated 1,151 Special Forces comprising of nine officers and 1,142 soldiers from its School of Infantry, Jaji, Kaduna State, in a graduation ceremony presided over by the Chief of Army Staff, General TUKUR BURATAI.

General BURATAI said the training was borne out of the need to tackle insurgency and banditry activities in the Northeast and Northwest regions.

He said that the graduation of the soldiers was a pointer to the fact that they had a big task ahead of troops, noting that whatever they had encountered during the training more should be expected at the frontlines.

BURATAI urged the graduating Special Forces to put what they had learnt to practice in the battlefields to restore peace in the affected areas.

According to him, the training is not only in physical fitness but also on mental alertness, endurance and intellectual capacity to enable them to overcome physical and mental stress.

BURATAI also cautioned the troops against indiscipline and inordinate use of social media in their operations, reminding them of their allegiance to serve the country with their lives