The Theatre Commander of the Joint Activity Drive, North East Operation Hadin Kai, Gen. Waidi Shuaibu, says terrorists working within the North East have been degraded and are avoiding confrontation with forces within the area.
Shuaibu disclosed this on opening an Improvised Explosive Gadget consciousness and detection coaching for the Civilian Joint Activity Drive in Maiduguri.
“Given this, the necessity for them to resort to IEDs can’t be over-emphasised.
“This coaching is tailor-made to equip individuals with the requisite abilities and data required to search for, detect, determine, and mark IEDs for their security during operations,” he mentioned.
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He said that there was a had to do extra to stop the terrorists’ IEDs from hindering troops’ freedom of motion and the freedom of movement of residents.
The commander reiterated the necessity for reasonable coaching, assuring that the individuals would be supplied with the requisite tools to successfully perform their duties after the coaching.
Earlier, the Commander 47 Engineering Brigade in Maiduguri, Brig.-Gen. AO Kazeem mentioned the course was put up according to the theatre commander’s intent to coach members of the CJTF on IED consciousness, search, identification, and marking.
He appreciated the Theatre Commander for making the course a reality by offering all the resources required to run it successfully and effectively.
