COAS unveils special package against banditry, terrorism

Nigerian Army has introduced the “Exercise RESTORE HOPE” special training package to produce combat-ready soldiers capable of decisively confronting banditry, terrorism, and other asymmetric threats across the country.
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu stated this at the graduation ceremony of the special force recruits of the 90 Regular Recruits Intake at the Depot Nigerian Army Training School, Dogarawa, Zaria, yesterday.
The army chief said the recruits, the first set to undergo the “Restore Hope” training, would strengthen counterterrorism efforts and the fight against other threats to national security.
He said the training was conceived from lessons drawn from ...