NDC Commandant Links Shooting Sports To Combat Readiness

The Commandant of the  National Defence College (NDC), Rear Admiral Abdullahi Ahmed Command, has stressed the importance of shooting sport in sharpening the precision, awareness and combat readiness of military personnel, particularly amid ongoing counter-insurgency operations across the country.

Rear Ahmed stated this while speaking at the official virtual and product launch of the National Integrated Shooting Sport Platform (NISSP) by the Nigeria Shooting Sports Federation (NSSF), in Abuja on Tuesday 6 October 2026.

He said shooting should not be regarded merely as a sport but as an important military skill that must be regularly practised and perfected by personnel.

He said...