ARMY COMMENCES EXERCISE ‘BLACK TIGER,’ ADVICE AGAINST PUBLIC PANIC

Nigerian Army

The Nigerian army has said its head quarters garrison will commence a field training exercise “Black tiger,” in the area of Sabon Wuse along Abuja-Jere Kaduna expressway from Monday 9th to Thursday 12th December 2013.

In a statement signed by the Deputy Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Aliyu Yusuf, said “The general public is advised not to panic when firing is heard in the exercise area or see troop’s movement in the area. The exercise will be rounded up with range classification in Kachia and Keffi on Thursday 12 December 2013.”

He explained that, the training exercise will mark the end of a 3 month rigorous cadre training for troops of Army Headquarters Garrison that started in September 2013.

The exercise is designed to teach soldiers skills and techniques required to deal with contemporary security challenges in a counter terrorism setting such as raids on terrorist camps, fighting in build up areas, identification and handling of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and techniques of internal security operations, the statement said.