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Nigeria’s defence chief says troops trained to fight evolving, tech-driven threats
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Deployment targets insurgency, terrorism, and cyber warfare challenges
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Forces to operate as a unit, not piecemeal, for strategic efficiency
The Nigerian military has announced the imminent deployment of 800 specially trained combat forces to volatile regions across the country, in a sweeping strategy to tackle growing insecurity, insurgency, and advanced terror tactics.
Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, revealed this during a military training seminar held Wednesday at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja. He said the personnel—undergoing an intensive, performance-oriented programme—would be deployed as a cohesive unit, not in fragments, to strengthen operational success in high-risk areas.
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“Next week, we will be graduating the first batch of 800 special forces. These personnel have undergone a comprehensive training regime, specifically designed for today’s complex threats. Our experience has shown that dispersing them in pieces weakens operational coherence. They must stay together, fight together, and understand each other,” General Musa said.
He stressed the necessity of structured, technologically responsive training in light of the current national security crisis. He cited growing threats such as insurgency, cyber warfare, artificial intelligence-driven systems, and hybrid tactics that require cross-agency synergy and adaptability.
“Our mission is to create a unified, tech-driven, and cost-effective training doctrine. We are expanding our joint programmes and performance simulations to ensure combat-readiness in real time,” the Defence Chief added.
He warned that Nigeria’s enemies have evolved, noting, “We are dealing with adversaries who have nothing to lose. Their motivations are rooted in destruction and chaos. This requires us to completely rethink how we train, prepare, and fight.”
Rear Admiral Ibrahim Shettima, Chief of Defence Training and Operations, earlier noted that the purpose of the seminar was to realign military preparedness with modern-day threats and build synergy across the Armed Forces and security agencies.
He said the programme would ensure the Nigerian military remains a professional, unified force, capable of confronting domestic and transnational security challenges in a rapidly changing warfare environment.
