The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Hassan Dada, has inaugurated an ultra-modern laboratory and research centre in 82 Division.

Speaking at the handover and inauguration ceremony in Enugu on Wednesday, Dada said the facility in 82 division hospital and Medical Services Complex in Anakpa Cantonment, Enugu, would boost health delivery in the cantonment.

Dada said that the facility would help the division improve in all areas of laboratory and research work that would ensure quality and researched-based healthcare for the barracks community and others that would access the facility.

“On behalf of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja and the division’s officers and troops, we appreciate the Minister of Defence and the Ministry of Defence for this beautiful and result-oriented edifice.

“I am assuring you (the Ministry) that the Division will put extra measures to ensure that the facility is protected and all items carefully used and accounted for,” Dada said.

Earlier, the Director-General of the Ministry of Defence Health Implementation Programme, Brig.-Gen. Nathan Okeji (rtd), said that the laboratory and research centre showed commitment to enhancing healthcare for the Nigerian Armed Forces.

Okeji reiterated the commitment of the ministry to continue to cater for the health care of personnel and their families.

“The 82 Division Hospital Specialist Laboratory and Research Centre is more than just a facility; it is a beacon