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President Muhammadu Buhari is expected in Sambisa, Borno State as special guest of honour to declare open the Nigerian Army 2017 Small Arms Championship, tagged ‘NASAC 2017.
The Chief of Training and Operations Maj. Gen. David Ahmad disclosed this at a news conference on the championship in Maiduguri on Friday.
The event was slated for March 27 to 31 at the former stronghold of the Boko Haram insurgents. He said.
“The Nigerian Army Small Arms Championship is part of the training activities scheduled for 2017.
“It is a championship among the formations of the Nigerian Army, the objective of the event is to sharpen the marksmanship skills of the army personnel".
“All formations of the Nigerian Army will be competing with the best carting away the prestigious Chief of Army Staff trophy.’’
The championship was aimed at consolidating on the total defeat and routing out of Boko Haram terrorists from their operational headquarters in camp zero in Sambisa forest.
“It is also to make the place an area for the Nigerian Army training activities,’’ he said.
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