The first lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari has called on the military authorities to deploy female soldiers to fight against insecurity witnessed in some states across Nigeria.
The first lady who spoke at the opening ceremony of the Defence Headquarters maiden annual conference on women peace and security at the National Defence College, Abuja, partly blamed the security crisis witnessed in the country on the yet to be defined role of women and cold feet in exploring their potential for operational effectiveness in the military.
She said “The security issues bedeviling our country still abound probably because we are yet to redefine the Armed Forces of Nigeria to explore the potential of women for operational effectiveness. Women possess the traits of patience, perseverance, and passion. There is a need for the reformulation of laws and policies that border on the inclusion of women in the strategic reformation of effective operational deployment. The wide margin and lack of flexibility in structures based on gender should be abridged. Women are restricted to careers within supportive mustering of military community such as finance, human resources, personnel, logistics, medical services and welfare. I join the military women to take exception to such psychological oppression”