College trains 103 counter insurgency operatives from Nigeria, 9 other countries

A total of 103 counter insurgency operatives from Nigeria and nine other African countries have concluded a four-week intensive training on internal security.
The training, which was held at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna State, drew participants from 11 agencies and organisations, as well as Senior Course 36 of the college.
Other participants were from South Africa,Togo, Cameroon, Gambia, Burkina Faso, Benin Republic, Liberia, Sierra Leon and Ghana.
The Commandant of the college, AVM John Ifemije, said on Friday at the close of the training that it was meant to enhance the preparedness of the personnel in confronting internal security challenges.
He noted that ``dealing with complex security challenges these days goes beyond the conventional techniques.
``Therefore, interactions like these are aimed at developing new techniques and communication relationships that are supposed to be the basis of updating current standing operating procedures.''
Ifemije urged the participants to use the knowledge gained from the training to strengthen inter agency cooperation, share information and intelligence, adhere to rules of engagement and to seek for the intervention of the military whenever necessary.
The commandant commended them on their conduct throughout the exercise and urged them to remain committed to their responsibilities.
``Let me be very quick to add that whatever you must have gained here becomes a waste if you fail to apply it for the betterment of your various agencies and for the sake of synergy in the conduct of counter insurgency and internal security operation in Nigeria and our allied countries.''
Earlier, the Director, Department of Joint Studies of the college, Brig-Gen. Benjamin Ahanato said the training code named `EX HASKE BIYU', was the participants to value ``joint consultation, sharing of information and freedom of action''.
He described the training ``as a huge success'', and urged them to use the knowledge gained to ensure peace and stability in Nigeria.
SOURCE: (NAN)