Activities marking Nigeria Army Day Celebration in Imo state

Activities marking this year’s Nigeria Army Day Celebration in Imo state state kicks off today 30th June 2017 with Jumat prayers at the 34 Artillery Brigade Central Mosque by half past one in the afternoon.

A release by the brigade states that there will be environmental Sanitation on Saturday 1st July, 2017 at the Control Roundabout Owerri, followed by Medical Outreach at Uborti Okuku and Avu town.

The release further adds that the celebration will end with an Interdenominational church service on Sunday 2nd July, 2017 at Saint Mark’s Military Protestant Church 34 Artillery Brigade Obinze Barracks by ten in the morning.

The Nigerian Army Day Celebration is an important annual event in the calendar of the Nigerian Army (NA). It is an occasion meant to showcase Nigerian Army roles, capabilities and its modest achievements in the last one year. It also affords the Nigerian Army the opportunity to relate with the larger society, collaborating with them on the maintenance of law and order as well as security of lives and property.

The theme of this year’s celebration is ‘’Enhancing the Nigeria Army Capacity Building Efforts Towards Improved National Security‘’. This theme is deliberately crafted in our individual and collective drive in combating contemporary security challenges. This year’s celebration is memorable as it keys into Nigeria’s Centenary Celebration and the NA’s 150 years of existence (1863-2013). NADCEL 2013 will be a weeklong event starting from 28 June to 6 July 2013.