Friday, July 1, 2011

Nigerian Army to combat terrorism


Following a recent wave of deadly bomb attacks, believed to be masterminded by Muslim extremist sect, Boko Haram, Nigerian soldiers are presently undergoing anti-terrorism training abroad, an army spokesman, Ralph Isah said on Thursday.

He also disclosed that the army is also planning to train locally special crack anti-terrorism units, as the Federal Government aim to frontally confront the dangers posed by the militias from the northern Nigeria.

The Army spokesman however, failed to disclose the names of countries they were sent to or the number of troops involved and the duration of the training.

His words: “This new type of act of terrorism is alien to Nigeria. So, some soldiers are undergoing training in anti-terrorism and allied crimes in some foreign countries to fight this menace.

“It is a cross-breeding of ideas. Some of these countries have more knowledge about this form of terrorism which is new to us. So, we sent the soldiers there to see and learn how they handle such a situation.”

He also added that “once they become operational, the units will reinforce the capability of soldiers deployed in the northeast of the country, and especially to Borno State.”

Boko Haram, whose name means “Western education is a sin”, has been responsible for most of the recent bombing and killing of Nigerians and policemen and it claimed responsibility for last month bombing of the Police headquarter in Abuja.

It is also believed to be behind the recent bombings which has left at least 30 people dead since Sunday in Maiduguri, Borno State capital.

Source: The Moment

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