The Chief of Army Staff,Lt.General Tukur Buratai, yesterday cautioned personnel of the Nigerian Army against disclosing official secret of the service on social media.
He equally charged them to always follow the laid down procedure in tabling issues,saying the Army leadership under him would not condone anything done outside the required law
Speaking yesterday, at the opening of the Nigerian army office management and document security workshop for officers in Abuja, the Army chief insisted that the use of social media by aggrieved personnel has often times hindered operational strategies which could be injurious to the country’s national security.
Also, Speaking through the Chief of Policy and Plans, Major General Rasheed Yusuf,,Buratai said resorting to the social media was completely prohibited by the military, disclosing that the authorities has established a directorate to focus solely on the management of the social media in the army.
The army chief said the workshop was aimed at equipping officers on the importance of securing service documents, in a manner that will not jeopardize any operations and administration.
He therefore called on the participants to take the workshop seriously, saying “some service documents are highly classified to the extent that their disclosure could be injurious to our national security and so officers need to be updated on how to preserve the sanctity of service documents and the threats in these areas.
Earlier in his address, the Chief of Administration, Major General Idris Alkali, said security of documents is one of the cardinal requirements for effective operations and administration in the military, especially at this time when the Nigerian Army is engaged in numerous operations within the country.
Alkali, who said it was unprofessional for any officer or soldier to disclose official information without authorization, pointed out that the workshop was organized for officers involved in the generating, drafting and releasing of documents that could jeopardize document security.
