By; SANI ALIYU, Zaria
The Commandant Nigerian Army School of Physical Training Zaria, Brigadier General Abduraheem Bello has said that the school is keyed into Chief of Army Staff’s (COAS) vision of training soldiers to be physically fit.
He stated this at the National Conference and Workshop organized by Nigerian Association For Physical Health, Education, Recreation, Sports and Dance (NAPHER.SD) held at Ahmadu Bello University Zaria.
Gen. Bello said that when soldiers are physically fit, they will return to their formations as well physically trained soldiers.
He said their presence in the workshop along with students is to improve their training standard and to also broaden students knowledge.
According to him, the conference will benefit the students immensely as regards to their physical training.
“Our mandate is to train soldiers to be physically fit”.
The commandant further said, they are looking at how they will collaborate with Ahmadu Bello University Zaria to train their students and at the end, issue certificates.
He said the school has an enabling environment for all kinds of physical training facilities that one can think of.
