The troops began their pre-deployment training on March 21 at the Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peace Keeping Centre, Jaji, Kaduna State.
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Speaking at the graduation ceremony of 247 students of the Senior Course 44 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, the President pledged that his government would continue to provide the needed support required to wipe out terrorists and insurgents ‘‘off the face of the earth.’’
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the athletes were drawn from the headquarters of the AFCSC, Land warfare, Maritime warfare and Air warfare units.
Speaking at the ceremony, Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA,C told the graduating Strike Force operatives “to be mindful that today is a milestone in your professional career in the Agency. This specialised training-and the skill acquired thereof-will no doubt enhance your competence in the special role you are playing for the Agency in the war against illicit drugs.”
The Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Lucky Irabor, dropped the hint in a keynote address sent to a three-day sensitisation programme on drugs and substance abuse for the armed forces.
The President made the commitment at the graduation ceremony of Senior Course 43 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji in Kaduna.
Irabor stated this Wednesday night at a dinner held in honour of officers of Senior Course 43 of the Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna State.
In his address, the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, said the AFCSC had carved a niche for itself as a centre of excellence for the training of middle cadre officers.
Buratai told newsmen in Jaji, Kaduna State, that his vision since 2015 was to enhance the capacity of the Army in various areas, including training, operations, administration and logistics.
The Chief Of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, on Thursday visited the Special Forces Battalion on training at the Nigerian Army School of Infantry, Jaji to assess its level of the training.
He said the aim was to promote professionalism in peacekeeping missions.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, while inaugurating the hangar on Thursday, said the hangar was the first of its kind to be established by the army in Nigeria.
A Nigerian Air Force officer, NAF, Squadron Leader Fredrick Oyenusi, has won the prestigious “Tie of Merit”, which is only awarded to a distinguished student of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, who obtains a ‘B’ grade.
Olanisakin made the remarks in a message to the opening of Defence Headquarter Contingency Plan SIMEX, held at Armed Forces Simulation Center, Jaji in Kaduna State.
The Infantry Corps Assistant Director Army Public Relations, Capt. Victor Olukoya, disclosed this in a statement issued in Kaduna.