THE Federal Government, on Thursday,
said the training of Nigerian soldiers by
the United States (US) security experts
was cancelled due to some logistics.
The reasons include the withdrawal of some
military equipment from the battlefield, so
that the American experts could use them
to train the soldiers.
Speaking at a press briefing, the
coordinator of the National Information
Centre, Mr Mike Omeri, noted that
“Nigeria and America have strong military
bilateral relation till date,” adding that
“it’s still ongoing and strong.”
He, however, said the Nigerian soldiers had
concluded two out of the three phases of
the training.
The third phase, he said, had to do with a
logistical components which the US did not
provide, but, instead, relied on Nigerian
military equipment, currently in use in the
troubled states in the North-East.
The Federal Government also stressed the
need for assistance from local hunters to
combat terrorism, adding that it was as a
result of citizens exercising their right to
defend the nation.
The government also said it would regulate
the activities of the groups, to ensure that
they did not go out of their way on the
long run.
Omeri said the government was willing to
accept more volunteers to combat
terrorism.
“That is the call we have always made,
whether they are hunters or civilian
groups, they are Nigerians,” he said.
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