By Mariam Sanni
Nigerian Army has commenced the construction of additional training depot at Amasiri-Edda, Afikpo and Edda Local Government Areas of Ebonyi State, as part of efforts to expand training capacity and strengthen Nigeria’s security architecture.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Colonel Appolonia Anele, yesterday in Abuja.
Anele stated that the groundbreaking was performed by Governor Francis Nwifuru who thanked President Bola Tinubu and the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Waidi Shaibu, for approving the facility.
Nwifuru said the depot would boost youth enlistment from Ebonyi and the South-East, while deepening the Nigerian Army’s contribution to peace, security and socio-economic development in the state.
Representive of the COAS, the General Officer Commanding, 82 Division, Nigerian Army, Major-General Oluremi Fadairo said the project aligns with the president’s vision of equitable distribution of military infrastructure and inclusive national representation within the armed forces.
Fadairo urged youths of the South-East to seize the opportunity by filling their recruitment quota, noting that the new depot would strengthen civil-military relations and serve as a catalyst for stability and development in the region.
The ceremony featured the formal handover of land documents by the governor to the Nigerian Army, received by the Chief of Training (Army), followed by the symbolic laying of foundation blocks.
With the establishment of Amasiri-Edda depot, the number of army training depots has increased to three, alongside Depot Nigerian Army Zaria (established in 1924) and Depot Nigerian Army Osogbo, established in 2025.
This underscored the army’s commitment to meet evolving manpower and security demands nationwide.
