The United Kingdom, through the British Army, will deploy a N1 billion advanced bomb to the Nigerian Army’s North East Operation Hadin Kai as part of measures to mitigate the impact of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and strengthen the fight against Boko Haram. Donated military equipment. Rebellion.
Business Day has revealed that the items donated to the Nigerian Army include £450,000 worth of highly technical and non-technical equipment aimed at strengthening the fight against the Boko Haram insurgency to further the UK-Nigeria partnership. It was reported that the equipment was
Speaking at the handover of the equipment at the Theater Command Training School in Maiduguri, Maimarari State on Friday, Deputy Commander of the British Defense Staff, Colonel Martins Leach said: The device marks a new development in the strong partnership between the UK and Nigeria.
“The UK supports Nigeria in its continued fight against violent extremist groups in the North East.”
He added that the British military had sent a team of British military personnel to Operation Hadin Kai to train the Nigerian military in IED detection, recovery and detonation.
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In response, Wahidi Shuab, Major General and Theater Commander of North East Joint Operations Hadinkai, said, “Training and equipment are the basis of all capacity building.
“I am pleased to witness the handover of anti-explosive device equipment to the Nigerian Army.
“The Nigerian military has received a lot of support from the British military in terms of equipment and training.
“The handing over of these explosive detection devices today will reduce the incidence of IED detonations and ambushes.”
However, he assured the UK and the British military in particular that this equipment will be put to good use, saying that the anti-IED equipment and support so far from the British military is evidence of the seriousness of the British government’s commitment to countering IEDs. He emphasized that there is. Insurgent fighting in northeastern Nigeria.
Shuab also praised Chief of Defense Staff and Army General Christopher Musa. The Chief of Army Staff and Lieutenant General Taolid Raghbaha and other service chiefs thanked them for their support to Operation Hadin Kai.
