By Abubakar Haruna Muhammad (9News Nigeria Northeast)
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has delivered 36 new family housing units for soldiers in Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri, as part of activities marking his one-year anniversary in office.
The 36 units, built as 3 blocks of 12 two-bedroom flats for Corporals and below, were commissioned on Thursday by the Theatre Commander, Joint Task Force North East, Operation Hadin Kai, Major General I.A. Ajose, who represented the COAS.
According to the project brief, the contract was awarded in February 2025 by the office of the COAS, with the contractor mobilizing to site in early March 2025.
The quarters were upgraded with modern facilities, including POP ceilings, electricity fittings and kitchen cabinets.
In his welcome address, the Acting General Officer Commanding, GOC, 7 Division, said the project is another milestone that reflects the COAS’s commitment to improving troops’ welfare and working conditions in the theatre.
He said improved accommodation will enhance operational readiness, working effectiveness and morale of troops engaged in protecting lives and property.
A beneficiary, who gave a vote of thanks, said the intervention will improve their welfare and comfort.
“We sincerely appreciate your unwavering commitment to troops welfare and thank you for this remarkable gesture,” he said.
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, was represented at the event by the Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, Professor Usman Tar.
Also present were the Deputy Theatre Commander, the Acting GOC 7 Division, the Director of the Department of State Services, DSS, and other senior military officers and dignitaries.
