Army Establishes Special Forces School in Nasarawa to Boost National Security

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has announced the establishment of the Nigerian Army Special Forces School within the Special Forces Command in Doma, Nasarawa State.

The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Lt.-Col. Appolonia Anele, told newsmen that the foundation-laying ceremony took place on Friday.

Anele explained that the special forces school currently operating in Buni Yadi, Yobe State, would be repurposed into an Acclimatisation Centre for troops ahead of deployment to operational theatres.

Earlier, during a courtesy visit to Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, the COAS said the new facility would significantly enhance the Nigerian Army’s capacity to address security challenges and contribute to making the country safer.

Oluyede commended the government and people of Nasarawa for their cooperation with the army, particularly the Special Forces Command and Operation Whirl Stroke, which, he noted, had helped sustain peace in the state.

“Security is everybody’s business. The Nigerian Army belongs to Nigerians and will continue to protect them. But we are not spirits; we need the right support from our people,” he said.

Governor Sule congratulated the COAS on his appointment and praised the army’s role in ensuring Nasarawa remains one of the most peaceful states despite its proximity to crisis-prone areas.

He pledged continued collaboration with security agencies, stressing that peace had enabled the state to pursue major projects in agriculture and solid minerals, including a lithium processing plant and large-scale rice production.

Sule said the state’s security success relied on strong synergy among agencies and active community participation in intelligence sharing.