Nigerian Defence Academy has commenced the Counter Terrorism and Counter Insurgency training for final year Army Cadets of the institution. The training which is billed to last for one month is being conducted at the Centre for Counter Insurgency, Infantry Centre and School, Jaji and will equip the cadets with the necessary skills and tactics needed to tackle any counter terrorism challenge they may be confronted with during the course of their career in the Army. Conducting journalists on a visit during one of the training sessions for the cadets, Commandant NDA, Major General Chukwuemeka Onwuamaegbu averred that the training is particularly germane in the light of the current wave of terrorism sweeping across the northern part of Nigeria. He disclosed that the training which involves repelling from a moving helicopter offers the advantage of troops accessing non-motorable areas quickly. General Onwuamaegbu, fielding questions from journalists on the possibility of female cadets in the academy participating in the course, indicated that female cadets will have no option but to attend the course when they become final year cadets in the NDA if the prevailing situation at the time warrants it. The Commander of the Centre for Anti- terrorism, Infantry Centre and School, Brigadier General Tijjani Kambap Golau, disclosed at the event that the centre will be expanded so that more cadets and soldiers can enroll for the course, adding that the course is a must for all army personnel. On his part, Chief Instructor (ex-while) of the Centre, Colonel Odikiba Nibo revealed that the cadets approached the training with a lot of interest and commitment. He attributed the relative success of the cadets during the training to these attributes, noting that already the cadets can rappel without difficulty. High point of the occasion was when General Onwuamaegbu, leading by example, boarded the helicopter and rappelled just as the cadets before him did.
Posted on: Sat, 24 Aug 2013 20:21:21 +0000