Nigerian Army trains engineers to combat rising bomb threats

The Nigerian Army has commenced a grooming programme successful Kaduna to heighten the skills of its engineers successful tackling the increasing menace posed by Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) during information operations.

The seminar, organised by the 41 Engineer Brigade of the 1 Division Nigerian Army, was held arsenic portion of activities marking the graduation of participants successful the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) X2 Course 126.

Speaking astatine the event, the Commander of the Corps of Engineers, Maj.-Gen. S.T. Shafaru, represented by Maj.-Gen. Josiah Attah, said the grooming was designed to equip Army engineers with the skills required to amended enactment subject operations crossed Nigeria.

He explained that caller members of the Nigerian Army Corps of Engineers acquisition grooming successful combat engineering, tract engineering and method skills earlier taking connected specialised responsibilities.

Shafaru said the EOD people was introduced to code the shortage of weaponry disposal experts and fortify the Army’s operational capacity.

He warned that...