Nigeria Army retrains soldiers on weapons handling

The Nigerian Army today says it was retraining its soldiers on weapons handling to enhance their efficiency in tackling security challenges in the country. The General Officer Commanding (GOC)1 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major Gen. Garba Wahab, said this while speaking to journalists during the Range Classification Training for soldiers in Kaduna.

Wahab said the retraining would also enable the military personnel to prevent any mishap or accidental discharge while carrying out their duties.
`` The training would reduce the issue of accidental discharge and accidental firing, and it is a retraining for every soldier yearly.

``This is very necessary because we need to reduce the issue of collateral damage and in doing that whoever is commanded to fire will have a particular target not just firing indiscriminately. ’’
According to the commandant, all soldiers are expected to undergo physical, medical and weapon handling training annually to ascertain their capability.

`` Whether you are in the office or deployed to the streets, everybody is expected to come down here for this training, which might last for two months. And nobody is exempted.’’
The GOC also expressed satisfaction with the performance of the soldiers at the retraining camp, assuring the public of the army’s resolve to tackle any security breach during Easter.