Nigerian Army conducts pre-deployment training for troops, warns against indiscipline

The Nigerian Army has begun a caller circular of pre-deployment grooming for troops, with authorities emphasising subject and operational readiness to tackle information challenges crossed the country.

The workout was inaugurated connected February 23, 2026, astatine the Kontagora Military Cantonment.

The grooming was declared unfastened by AGL Haruna, Commander of the Nigerian Army Training Centre, NATRAC, who said the Batch 2 Pre-Deployment Training would tally for 4 weeks.

He explained that the programme would absorption connected peculiar warfare skills, including conflict drills, endurance training, crushed motion awareness, upland warfare, convoy drills, marksmanship, basal campy information and counter-ambush operations.

Addressing the troops, the commandant stressed the value of nonrecreational capableness and preparedness.

“The champion signifier of payment for troops is archetypal people training,” helium said, noting that the workout forms portion of efforts to heighten their quality to execute professionally and respond efficaciously to modern information challenges.

Haruna besides warned participants to support subject passim the programme, stating that misconduct would not beryllium tolerated.

“No signifier of indiscipline volition beryllium tolerated arsenic defaulters volition beryllium sanctioned appropriately,” helium said.

Haruna further urged tr...