The
United Kingdom Ministry of Defence on Wednesday, January 13, announced
that a military team will deploy to Nigeria as part their support help
combat the local terrorist group Boko haram, they are to train local
forces. Read the full statement bellow..
The full statement:
More
than 35 personnel from the Second Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment
(2 R ANGLIAN), will shortly deploy to deliver infantry training to
Nigerian military personnel preparing to tackle the extremist group in
the north of the country.
Last month Defence Secretary Michael
Fallon announced a step up in training to help Nigerian forces stamp
out the threat posed by Boko Haram.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said:
We stand united with Nigeria in its efforts to defeat the murderous Boko Haram extremists.Stepping up our training efforts will help support the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) for crucial counter-insurgency operations.
The enhanced commitment announced last month by the Defence Secretary includes:
- An intention to more than double the number of British personnel deployed on training tasks in Nigeria in the coming year, with up to 300 expected to provide support during 2016;
- The deployment of a specialist team to provide assistance in countering improvised explosive devices, as well as medical training and advice;
- A new RAF training team to improve the knowledge and skills of the Nigerian Air Force in airfield defence and counter insurgency, which is part of the 300 personnel.
2 R ANGLIAN, based in Cottesmore, Rutland, provided support to the AFN throughout
2015, which included the deployment of Short Term Training Teams, and
support to smaller training tasks to assist the resident British
Military Advisory and Training Team – which has grown in size over the
last year.
Around 130 UK military personnel deployed to Nigeria on a wide range of training tasks last year.
This
included training in infantry skills, civil-military affairs, media
operations, command and leadership, IED-awareness, and support to
Nigerian military training sschools and establishments.
Almost
1,000 Nigerian military personnel have benefited from training to
prepare them for counter-insurgency operations in north east Nigeria,
and the work by 2 R ANGLIAN, known as The Poachers, is now
well-recognised across the AFN.
The
UK also supports a Nigerian intelligence and analysis cell focussed on
the north east and based in Abuja, and nearly 30 UK Armed Forces
personnel are deployed in Nigeria on an enduring basis in training and
advisory roles.
Source: UK Ministry of Defence/@DefenceHQ
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