The Nigerian Army has deployed 100 female soldiers to complement security efforts on the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway.
The female soldiers, drawn from the Nigerian Army Women Corps, will join their male counterparts under the Operation Thunder Strike. A total of 300 female soldiers are expected to be deployed.
Kaduna State Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai and his Deputy Dr. Hadiza Balarabe received the first batch of the female soldiers in Kakau, a community on the Kaduna-Abuja highway.
“The problem of Abuja-Kaduna road will be over with these female soldiers because what a man can do a woman can do better.
We believe in the capability of women in this state.
“I am confident the road will be the safest in Nigeria with this deployment and we will do everything possible to make this operation comfortable,” El-Rufai said.
Earlier, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division, Kaduna, Major-General Usman Mohammed thanked the Kaduna State Government for its support to the military.
