COAS names NDA counter-terrorism village after Lagbaja

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has inaugurated a Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Insurgency Village at the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the village was inaugurated on Tuesday and named after the late COAS, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja.

Oluyede also inaugurated the Army Wing’s auditorium; a 30-man Corporal and Below quarters and the Commanding Officer’s house at the 37 NDA Demonstration Battalion.

Other projects were the groundbreaking and foundation-laying ceremony of a 500-capacity Cadets’ mess and 2x block of classrooms, administrative block and girls’ hostel at the NDA Boarding Secondary School.

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