The army has so far trained more than 7,000 personnel comprising army, police and Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) personnel and equipped them with counter terrorism skills within the last six months.
Reports say that the last two batches totaling 755 personnel were trained as Quick Response Group (QRG) with the objective of meeting the demands and realities of current security challenges.
The army personnel were drawn from different formations of the Nigerian Army and posted to form the Joint Task Force (JTF) deployed to different crises prone areas, such as Plateau, Borno, Yobe and Kano states as well as the Niger Delta region.
Addressing the graduating students, the Commandant of the Centre, Brig.-Gen. Tijjani Golau, said they were trained on identification of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and cordon and search techniques.
Other areas of the training were search and arrest procedures, information and intelligence gathering techniques, rescue operations, patrol, and raids and fighting in built-up areas.
``On the whole, the graduating participants are eminently qualified and could be deployed to carry out counter terrorism and counter insurgency tasks in any part of the country,’’ he said.
Represented by the Chief Instructor, Lt-Col. Joseph Villo, the commandant said the participants had acquired requisite skills to enhance their performance in assigned tasks.
``Their training was very compact and intensive for two weeks and graduands have met the mandatory requirements as members of the Quick Response Group in the Nigerian Army.
``They are, therefore, qualified to carry out quick reaction tasks as may be required by their respective units and formations,’’ Golau said.
He said the participants were the 9th batch in the series of the training by the centre, with more than 3,000 policemen and personnel of NSCDC.
The commandant urged the graduands to practise what they acquired during the training in tackling the nation's security challenges.
In his remarks, the guest speaker, Maj.-Gen. Kenneth Osuji, commended the directors of the programme for delivering a comprehensive programme for the training.
Osuji, who is the Commandant, Nigerian Army School of Infantry, Jaji, urged the participants to exhibit high professional conduct.
He said the army had provided the participants with adequate skills and tools for IED detection and goggles for night viewing, among others.
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