This year’s Nigerian Army Small Arms Championship will hold in Sambisa forest to consolidate the army’s grip on the area.

The championship is part of the training activities of the Nigerian Army, aimed at sharpening marksmanship of its personnels.

Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General, Tukur Buratai, who announced this while speaking on the final arrangements for the event in Maiduguri, said following the eventual capture of camp zairo, the Army wanted to consolidate its operations by ensuring the place was secured.

According to Buratai, President Muhammadu Buhari, who is the Commander-In-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, will be represented at the opening of the event by the Minister of Defense, Mannir Dan-Ali.

“The Nigerian Army Small Arms Championship is part of the training activities scheduled for 2017.

“It is a championship among the formations of the Nigerian Army.

“The objective of the event is to sharpen the marksmanship skills of the army personnel’’.