The Nigerian Army has emphasised that continuous training of personnel is essential to addressing the nation’s security challenges, noting that no amount of training is too much in preparing troops for their military responsibilities.
Commandant of the Warrant Officers’ Academy, Brigadier General Anthony Wende, stated this at the third-quarter 2026 graduation ceremony for personnel who completed various military police and legal services courses in Zaria, Kaduna State.
A total of 221 personnel from the Nigerian Army School of Military Police and the Nigerian Army School of Legal Services underwent three months of training across ten courses.
These included Special Investigation A2, Military Police Basic B3, Military Police Advanced B1, Close Protection, and Senior Non-Commissioned Officers Advanced on Military and Civil Law.
Other courses were Investigation, Protection of Witnesses, Military Police K9 B2, Basic Military Law Upgrading B2, and Basic Niger Truck.
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Addressing the graduating personnel, Brigadier General Wende congratulated them on the successful completion of their training and urged them to maintain high standards of discipline and professionalism as they returned to their respective units.
The Commandant stressed that the evolving security situation in the country required well-trained, competent, and proactive personnel capable of responding effectively to internal security threats.
He charged the graduates to apply the knowledge and skills acquired during the training to their daily duties, noting that their new qualifications came with greater responsibilities.
The ceremony also featured practical demonstrations of close protection techniques and the detection of improvised explosive devices by military police K9 dogs, showcasing some of the specialised skills acquired by the personnel during the training.
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