The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Ibrahim Attahiru, on Friday, received first shot of Covid-19 vaccine in his office.
A number of Principal Staff Officers at the Headquarters including the Chief of Policy and Plans, Chief of Army Administration and Director of Army Public Relations equally took the first dose of the vaccine.
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The vaccination of Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff against the dreaded Covid-19 was witnessed by a cross section of Defence correspondents, Army spokesman Brig General Mohammed Yerima said in a statement.
The COAS enjoined officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army and indeed the general public to endeavor to be vaccinated. He thanked the Federal Government for making the Covid-19 vaccination possible in the country.
Meanwhile, members of the House of Representatives Committee on Army led by its Chairman, Rep Abdulrasak Saad Namdas on Friday paid a working visit to the Headquarters, Nigerian Army.
The visit was their first time at the Headquarters since the appointment of Lt Gen Ibrahim Attahiru as the Chief of Army Staff.
