As part of the efforts to acquaint members of the media and select participants of Exercise Haske Biyu 2025, the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna State (AFCSC), on Tuesday, concluded a regimental package titled, “A Day in the Life of a Soldier’.
The programme was a unique initiative that allowed participants a first hand knowledge and experience of the daily routines in the life of a soldier in the unit.
In a statement, AFCSC’s Public Relations Officer, Lt. Colonel Olumide Olukoya said that the event is part of Exercise Haske Biyu 2025, a national problem-solving platform focused on tackling national security issues using a whole-of-society approach.
Olukoya said: ‘Major highlights of the event include dressing up in military kits, physical training exercises, routines in the unit, having a feel of military customs, traditions, administration and justice system, as well as military training for operations and mental conditioning, among others.
‘The package was aimed at fostering better understanding and cooperation between the military and civilian stakeholders for a better working relationship that will ultimately aid speedy solving of national security problems’.
The statement explained that ‘participants were engaged in daily routines of a soldier, which included morning physical training, Muster Parade, Mountain Climbing Drills, AK 47 Rifle Safety Drill, Live Firing, Tour of Training Areas, Guard Mounting and Crowd Dispersal Drills.
‘Exercise Haske Biyu 2025 serves as a platform for cross fertilisation of ideas, collaboration, and development of strategic frameworks aimed at enhancing Nigeria’s internal security and counter-insurgency capabilities’.
