24th December, 2023
By Kevin Okunzuwa
The Idumwowina Community in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo has sent an appreciation message to the Chief of Army Staff (COAS ), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, for providing safety for the indigenes, especially during the festive period.
The Odionwere (most elderly) of the community, Pa Daniel Osunde, expressed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Benin.
He attributed the current safety and security of lives and property in the community to the conspicuous presence of the military in the area.
According to him, the activities of Operation Still Water 111 and the recent inauguration of the COAS-sponsored Civil-Military Cooperation Project, the “Pa Igbinomwanhia Uyigue Multi-Purpose Hall”, in the community are commendable.
The Odionwere, while appreciating the COAS and the son of the community, Maj-Gen. Sunday Igbinomwanhia, who attracted and executed the project, noted that the hall would be a veritable source of revenue generation for the community.
“We look forward to good-spirited people and NGOs interested in conducting skill acquisition training for the youths and the disadvantaged in the society to take advantage of the availability of the Multi-Purpose Hall to carry out skill acquisition training programmes for youths of the community in particular and the LGA in general.
“The hall will also help the government in addressing the unemployment problem and in curbing the security challenges experienced across the state and the country,” he said.
Pa Osunde further extolled the past contributions of the project executor, who is also the Force Commander, Operation Whirl Stroke, for the development of the community.
COAS Lagbaja, on Dec. 5, inaugurated a 200-capacity Multi-Purpose Hall, fitted with modern accessories as part of the Civil-Military Cooperation project of the Nigerian Army.
Lagbaja was represented by the Chief of Transformation and Innovation in the Nigerian Army, Maj-Gen. Zakari Abubakar.