By Mohammad Tijjani
The Nigerian Army has commenced the training of 197 soldiers and officers who are to be deployed to Gambia for peace keeping mission.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, unveiled the planned deployment at the graduation of NIGCOY 4 ECOMIG pre-deployment training.
The training took place at the Lt-Gen Martin Luther Agwai International leadership peacekeeping Centre, Jaji in Kaduna State .
Buratai was represented by the Commandant Nigerian Army School of Infantry (NASI) Maj-Gen Ali Keffi.
Out of the 197 personnel, 12 are officers while the remaining 185 are soldiers.
Buratai said the graduation further confirm the commitment of the Nigerian Armed Forces to deploy quality peacekeepers as part of its contribution to the quest for global peace and security.
According to him the pre-deployment training was aimed at refreshing polishing your knowledge and expertise into peace support…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
