Army Builds, Inaugurates Road In Enugu Community

The Nigerian Army has built and handed over a 1.2 kilometre road at Umurusi Ukehe Community, in the Igbo Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State. Inaugurating the road on Monday, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt. Gen Tukur Buratai, said the project was part of Nigerian Army’s Civil Military Cooperation.(CIMIC) Buratai, who was represented by General Officer Commanding, 82 Division of the Nigerian Army. Maj. Gen. Lasisi Adegboye, said that the CIMIC project was meant to further strengthen ties between the civil populace and the Nigerian Army. He said that the Nigerian Army was fully aware of the high level of cooperation from civilians in the community. The COAS said, “Therefore, the Nigerian Army over the years has taken deliberate and well articulated steps towards ensuring that it gives back to the society in the area of cooperate social responsibility.” Buratai further said that the road would serve the collective needs of members of Umurusi Ukehe Community. He however, urged the people to see the road as a symbol of unity, adding that the road was not constructed for any particular group of people and neither did the army embark on the project based on tribe, religion or ethnic affiliation. The traditional ruler of Umurusi Ukehe Autonomous Community, Col. Edwin Ezugwu (retd), appreciated the COAS for choosing Umurusi Ukehe community to be beneficiary of the road project.