An gudanar da bikin yaye dalibai sojoji karo na 21 na Makarantar Horar da Hafsoshin Sojojin Nijar, wato EFOFAN a takaice, a birnin Yamai, babban birnin ƙasar. Taron ya gudana ne a ranar Juma'a, 26 ga watan Yuli, 2024, a harabar makarantar da ke Toondibiah, inda aka yi bikin kammala horon sabbin hafsoshin da suka samu nasarar bin dukkan darussan da aka tanada musu. Bikin ya samu halartar manyan jami'an gwamnatin soji da na gargajiya, ciki har da Shugaban Majalisar Mulkin Soji ta Ƙasa, Janar Abdourahamane Tchiani. Dukkanin ɗaliban da suka kammala karatun, waɗanda aka yi wa laƙabi da "Promotion Lieutenant-Colonel Abdoulaye Saïdou," sun karɓi takardun shaidar kammala horo, wanda ke nuna shigarsu aikin soja a matsayin hafsoshi a hukumance.
Bikin Yaye Jami'an EFOFAN
A yayin bikin, an gudanar da fareti na musamman da ya kayatar, inda ɗaliban da suka kammala horon suka nuna gwanintarsu da kuma tsarin aikin soja da suka koya. Sun yi tattaki a gaban manyan baƙi, ciki har da Shugaban Majalisar Mulkin Soji ta Ƙasa, Janar Abdourahamane Tchiani, wanda ya jagoranci bikin. Wannan fareti ya nuna irin shirin da sabbin hafsoshin suke da shi na fuskantar ƙalubalen tsaro da ke addabar ƙasar da ma yankin Sahel baki ɗaya. Kowane ɗalibi ya karɓi mukamin Laftanar na biyu, wanda ke zama matakin farko a aikin hafsan soja. Bikin ya kuma kunshi rantsar da su, inda suka sha alwashin kare martabar ƙasar Nijar da al'ummarta, tare da yin biyayya ga dokokin aikin soja.
An ba wa rukunin ɗaliban da suka yaye sunan girmamawa na "Promotion Lieutenant-Colonel Abdoulaye Saïdou," domin tunawa da kuma karrama marigayi Laftanar Kanar Abdoulaye Saïdou. Wannan wata al'ada ce da makarantar EFOFAN ke bi don girmama fitattun hafsoshin da suka sadaukar da rayuwarsu wajen yi wa ƙasa hidima. An zaɓi wannan suna ne don ya zama abin koyi ga sabbin hafsoshin, domin su yi koyi da jajircewa da kishin ƙasa irin na marigayin. Wannan mataki na sanya wa rukuni sunan gwarzon soja na ƙara wa sabbin hafsoshin kwarin gwiwa da kuma sanin cewa ana sa ran za su yi aiki tuƙuru domin su ma su bar tarihi mai kyau a rundunar sojin ƙasar.
Ɗaliban sun fito ne daga ƙasashe daban-daban na Afirka, wanda ke nuna muhimmancin makarantar EFOFAN a matsayin cibiyar horar da sojoji a yankin. Baya ga 'yan asalin ƙasar Nijar, akwai ɗalibai daga wasu ƙasashe makwabta da ke fuskantar irin wannan barazanar tsaro. Wannan haɗin gwiwa na horaswa na taimakawa wajen ƙarfafa dangantakar tsaro tsakanin ƙasashen da kuma samar da dabarun aiki na bai ɗaya don tunkarar matsalolin da suka shafi yankin baki ɗaya. Halartar sojoji daga ƙasashe daban-daban a wannan horo na nuna cewa ana ganin kimar ilimi da horon da ake bayarwa a makarantar ta EFOFAN.
Bikin ya ƙare ne da addu'o'i na musamman ga sabbin hafsoshin, inda aka yi musu fatan alheri a sabon aikin da za su fara. An kuma yi addu'ar samun zaman lafiya mai dorewa a ƙasar Nijar da ma sauran sassan duniya. Iyaye da 'yan uwan ɗaliban da suka kammala karatun sun nuna matuƙar farin cikinsu, inda suka taya 'ya'yansu murnar wannan gagarumar nasara. An ɗauki hotuna na tarihi tsakanin sabbin hafsoshin da manyan baƙi da kuma iyalansu, wanda ya zama wani abin tunawa da wannan rana mai muhimmanci a rayuwarsu da kuma tarihin rundunar sojin ƙasar Nijar.
Mahimmancin Horon EFOFAN
A jawabinsa, Ministan Tsaron Ƙasa, Janar Salifou Mody, ya jaddada muhimmancin horon da ake bayarwa a makarantar EFOFAN, yana mai cewa horon ya dace da bukatun rundunar sojin ƙasar na yanzu. Ya ce, "Horon da aka bayar ya dace da irin ƙalubalen da muke fuskanta a halin yanzu, kuma an tsara shi ne domin ya ba wa sabbin hafsoshin dabarun da suke buƙata don tunkarar waɗannan barazanori." Janar Mody ya yi nuni da cewa gwamnati na sane da irin rawar da makarantar ke takawa wajen samar da hafsoshi masu nagarta waɗanda za su iya jagorantar dakarun ƙasa a fagen fama. Ya kuma bayyana cewa, "Makarantar EFOFAN tana taka rawa mai muhimmanci wajen ƙarfafa rundunar sojinmu, kuma gwamnati za ta ci gaba da ba ta dukkan goyon bayan da take buƙata don ci gaba da gudanar da ayyukanta yadda ya kamata." A cewarsa, wannan tallafi zai haɗa da inganta kayan aiki da kuma samar da ƙarin damammaki na horaswa ga ɗalibai da malamai.
Daga nasa ɓangaren, Babban Hafsan Hafsoshin Sojojin Ƙasar, Janar Moussa Salaou Barmou, ya bayyana cewa horon da aka bai wa sabbin hafsoshin zai ƙara ƙarfafa ƙarfin rundunar sojin ƙasar wajen tunkarar matsalolin tsaro. Ya ce, "Wadannan sabbin hafsoshi sun samu horo mai inganci wanda zai basu damar yin aiki da kyau a dukkan sassan da za a tura su. Suna da ilimin da ya dace don jagorantar sojoji a fagen daga da kuma gudanar da ayyukan tsaro a cikin al'umma." Janar Barmou ya ƙara da cewa, "Haɗa kan waɗannan sabbin jami'ai cikin rundunar soji zai taimaka matuƙa wajen ƙara yawan jami'an da muke da su, wanda hakan zai ba mu damar faɗaɗa ayyukanmu na tsaro a faɗin ƙasar." Ya bayyana kwarin gwiwarsa cewa sabbin hafsoshin za su yi amfani da ilimin da suka samu don kare martabar ƙasa da kuma tabbatar da tsaron rayuka da dukiyoyin 'yan ƙasa.
Kwamandan makarantar EFOFAN, Kanar Abdoul-Aziz Oumarou, ya bayyana cewa an tsara manhajar horon ne domin ta dace da yanayin tsaro na zamani, musamman a yankin Sahel. Ya yi bayanin cewa, "Mun yi ƙoƙari mu tabbatar cewa manhajar karatunmu ta haɗa da dukkan fannonin da suka shafi yaƙi da ta'addanci, da dabarun aikin soja na zamani, da kuma kiyaye haƙƙin ɗan adam a lokacin gudanar da ayyukan tsaro." Kanar Oumarou ya nanata cewa, "Manufarmu ita ce mu samar da hafsoshi waɗanda ba wai kawai ƙwararru ne a fagen yaƙi ba, har ma da waɗanda ke da cikakkiyar fahimtar dokokin ƙasa da na ƙasa da ƙasa da suka shafi aikin soja." Ya ce makarantar za ta ci gaba da sabunta manhajojinta don ganin cewa horon da take bayarwa ya ci gaba da kasancewa mai inganci kuma ya dace da bukatun tsaro na ƙasa da ma na yankin baki ɗaya, tare da fatan cewa ɗaliban da suka yaye za su zama abin alfahari ga ƙasashensu.
Tarihin EFOFAN da Alakar Hakan
An kafa makarantar horar da hafsoshin soji ta EFOFAN, wato ‘École de Formation des Officiers des Forces Armées Nigériennes’ da Faransanci, a cikin shekarar 1996. Tun daga wannan lokaci, makarantar ta zama babbar cibiyar samar da hafsoshin soja masu ilimi da ƙwarewa ga rundunar sojojin ƙasar Nijar. Babban burin kafa ta shi ne samar da wata makaranta ta gida wadda za ta horar da hafsoshin da za su iya jagorantar dakarun ƙasa, maimakon dogaro da tura ɗalibai zuwa ƙasashen waje kamar yadda aka saba yi a baya. Wannan mataki ya bai wa rundunar sojin ƙasar damar tsara manhajar horon da ta dace da ainihin bukatunta na tsaro da kuma al’adun ƙasar.
Tun bayan kafuwarta, makarantar ta yaye ɗalibai da dama waɗanda a yanzu suke riƙe da manyan muƙamai a cikin rundunar sojin ƙasar da ma a fannin tsaro na yankin baki ɗaya. Wasu daga cikin waɗanda suka kammala karatu a EFOFAN sun zama kwamandojin bataliyoyi, shugabannin sassa a ma’aikatar tsaro, har ma da manyan hafsoshin da ke jagorantar ayyukan tsaro a matakin ƙasa. Wannan ya nuna irin ingancin horon da ake bayarwa a makarantar, wanda ya ba ta damar samar da shugabanni masu hangen nesa da kuma iya jagoranci. Nasarorin da waɗannan hafsoshi ke samu a fagen fama da kuma a ofisoshi na ƙara tabbatar da muhimmancin rawar da EFOFAN ke takawa wajen gina rundunar soji mai ƙarfi da inganci.
Makarantar ba wai kawai ga ‘yan Nijar take ba, domin kuwa tana karɓar ɗalibai daga wasu ƙasashen Afirka da dama, musamman ma waɗanda ke cikin ƙawancen ƙasashen Sahel. Wannan haɗin gwiwa na horaswa na taimakawa wajen ƙarfafa dangantakar tsaro da aiki tare a tsakanin ƙasashen yankin, waɗanda ke fuskantar barazanar tsaro iri ɗaya. Ta hanyar horar da sojoji daga ƙasashe daban-daban a wuri guda, ana samar da wata dama ta musanyar fasaha da dabarun aiki, wanda ke taimakawa wajen samar da daidaitacciyar hanya ta tunkarar ƙalubalen tsaro a yankin Sahel baki ɗaya.
Daidai Lokacin Bikin Yaye
An gudanar da bikin yaye ɗaliban ne a ranar 9 ga watan Satumba, na shekarar 2026. Wannan rana ta zama wata rana mai matuƙar muhimmanci a tarihin makarantar da kuma na rundunar sojin ƙasar Nijar baki ɗaya. Zaɓen ranar ya zo daidai da lokacin da ake buƙatar ƙarin jami'ai domin fuskantar ƙalubalen tsaro da ke ƙara ta'azzara a yankin. Gudanar da bikin a wannan rana ya nuna irin jajircewar da gwamnatin soji ke da ita na ganin cewa ba a samu tsaiko ba wajen samar da jami'an da za su kare ƙasa, duk da irin matsalolin da ake fuskanta. Wannan kwanan wata zai ci gaba da zama abin tunawa ga sabbin hafsoshin da iyalansu, da kuma alamar wani sabon mataki a kokarin da ake yi na tabbatar da tsaro da kwanciyar hankali a faɗin ƙasar. Bikin na shekarar 2026 ya zama wani babi a cikin dogon tarihin nasarorin da makarantar EFOFAN ke samu tun bayan kafuwarta, inda take ci gaba da samar da ƙwararrun hafsoshi masu kishin ƙasa.
