The Federal Government on Monday it will soon commence recruitment of more troops to address the issue of manpower shortage in the military. The Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo who disclosed this while speaking to some clergymen under the auspice of the Arewa Pastors Forum for Peace at the presidential Villa Abuja also urged them to pray for the peace and unity of the country.
The Vice President's remark was contained in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Laolu Akande.
The statement reads in part;
“We’re doing everything that needs to be done. We’re handling security well, and as you know, including military deployment in diverse fields, like the Boko Haram in the northeast.
“In fact, we’ve to now recruit more into the army, and much faster than we ever did because we need men on the ground; resources also – to buy more arms, to buy more platforms,”
Osinbajo was reported to have further explained that during the last meeting of the National Security Council held on Thursday, the council discussed how to reinforce the security platform especially the military.
"How do we enhance the manpower? How do we train more troops? To what extent do we involve the local vigilante or the Civilian Joint Taskforce (CJTF) and any other strategy that will enhance the capacity of the troops? All these were factored into estimate"