The federal government yesterday said
the training of Nigerian soldiers by the US
was cancelled due to some logistical
components needed for the training which
the US failed to provide.
It said that the US instead relied on
Nigerian military equipment which is
currently in use in the troubled states in
the north east.
The coordinator of the National
Information Centre, Mr. Mike Omeri, who
stated this when he briefed journalists in
Abuja said Nigerian soldiers had
concluded two phases of the training out
of the three phases before the
cancellation.
“The training that is being mentioned
were supposed to be in three phases, two
phases have been concluded, the next
phase requires some logistical
components and I don’t think it’s wise to
take equipment from the field and keep
them in Jaji for training when our soldiers
are out there needing the equipment.
“The training that is being offered by the
American Government did not also come
with the equipment component, so if our
soldiers need the same equipment, and
you all know the status of our stock, we
will not withdraw everything and go for
training when we have need for it on the
field,” he explained.
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