 The Nigerian Defense Academy, the NDEA, has commissioned 295 cadets of the short service course 47 into the Nigerian Army in Kaduna State. The academy said it will continue to provide support to enhance military operations in order to address the security challenges faced by the country. At the parade, the Minister of Defense Major General Bashir Magashi advised the cadets to embrace professionalism to defend and protect the territorial integrity of the country. Magashi also assured of government's commitment to supporting the Nigerian Armed Forces in discharging their constitutional responsibilities. To assure Nigerians that the Armed Forces will never relent in its efforts to confront all these threats to our nation, we remain committed to building armed forces that will be in the pride of the nation of defending the country against both internal and external threats. Under the leadership of the President, we have witnessed and armed armed forces, including the opposition of more equipment and capacity building. All this has impacted positively on the performance of troops and terrorist theatres of oppressions.