PHILIP NWOSU
The Naval Training Command (NAVTRAC) in Lagos has called on its officers and men to avoid the use of illicit drug as the force will not deal kindly with any of them caught in the web of hard drugs.
The Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) NAVTRAC, Rear Admiral Stanford Enoch who gave the charge, also warned the personnel to stay away from acts that would damage the image of the force and also apply discipline in their daily operations.
“We have just warned against drug abuse, for personnel to steer clear of hard drugs; it’s a general warning; we do not want to wait until there is a problem in the service before we take action,” he noted.
Admiral Enoch spoke during the quarterly route match of the force urging the officers and men to ensure they are physically fit to operate as naval personnel and also be good ambassadors of the force.
The FOC who was represented by the Chief Staff Officer of the command Rear Admiral Idowu Yusuf, told the officer and men that physical fitness is a prerequisite for naval duties, noting that there is a need for the personnel to be fit in all ramifications.
The FOC adjudged the over 2,000 personnel who participated in the physical exercise to perform their duty as naval personnel, insisting that he arrived at the conclusion after the 10-kilometer walk and when none of the personnel involved in it were carried on the ambulance.
Similarly, the Naval Training Command, has commenced a swimming competition for units within the command to test the ability and efficiency of personnel in the unit in swimming.
The swimming competition, according the Rear Admiral Idowu, the Chief Staff Officer of the command, was a prelude to future swimming competition that would hold among commands in the force.
Units from the Naval College, Onura, Hydro School, Nigerian Navy Basic Training School (NNBTS), Nigerian Navy Computer Education Technology (NNCET), School of Armament Technology, Naval Provost School, Special Boat Service, and Headquarters Naval Training Command are participating in the competition, expected to end on Friday.