The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division Nigerian Army Major General Mayirenso Lander Saraso has commissioned a 12-unit cabin accommodation for officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (NARPAS) Regiment on 11 October 2024 at the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Base Kaduna.
The project is in line with the Chief of Army Staff Command Philosophy which is to “Transform the Nigerian Army into a well Trained, Equipped and Highly Motivated Force Towards Achieving our Constitutional Responsibilities within a Joint Environment.
In his remarks during the ceremony, the GOC stated that the Regiment had lived up to expectations since its establishment in 2022.
He commended the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja for the release of funds for the project and urged the beneficiaries to uphold, sustain, and, if possible, improve on it.
He commended the Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar for availing the Regiment space in NAF Base for their operations as well as accommodation.
The GOC charged the personnel of the Regiment to remain good ambassadors of the NA by ensuring the serenity and good hygiene of the environment and abidance to rules and regulations of the Base.
Major Gen Saraso also applauded the Air Officer Commanding Air Training Command Air Vice Marshal Abubakar Abdullahi for all the support given to the Regiment by the Air Component of the erstwhile Operation Whirl Punch and solicited continuous support and collaboration with Operation Fansan Yamma.
 He equally thanked the Commander Nigerian Army Space Command, Brigadier General Goodluck Ugeleka for the successes recorded so far since his appointment and appreciated the project contractor for a job well done.
Earlier in his welcome remarks, the Acting Commanding Officer NARPASÂ Major Peter Efe stated that the Regiment commenced its operations in 2022 and that their major challenge was that of accommodation until the COAS graciously approved the construction of the 12 cabins unit accommodation for the Regiment.
