The Nigeria Police Force has trained 324 auxiliary personnel of the Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) and Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear (CBRN) as technicians and investigators.
Inspector General of Police (IGP), Alkali Baba Usman, stated this at the course 19A/2022 graduation ceremony at the Police Mobile Force Training College, Ende-Hills of Nasarawa-Eggon local government area of Nasarawa state.
The IGP who was represented by AIG Federal Operations, Bala Ciroma, said the training will expose the personnel to current methods and methodology in combating threats associated with Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Explosive (CBRNE) terrorism in the country.
He said the training programme was part of the strategy to enhance efficiency of personnel of EOD-CBRN command.
“This will enhance operatives’ skills to effectively perform IED disposal and Unexploded Ordinances (UXOs) clearance and demolition operations. Acquaint the trainees with safety and security guidelines in EOD-CBRN operations as well as the emerging CBRNE global threats and mitigation strategies,” the IGP said.
He thanked the Nasarawa state governor, Abdullahi Sule, for his assistance to the college and appreciated the commandant Police Mobile Force Training College, Ende Hills, DCP Ali Audu Dabigi, for keeping the ethics and standard of the training institution.
Commissioner of police, EOD-CBRN, Zannah Shattima, said it is a known fact that security challenges is on the rise and he charged the personnel to be vigilant and avoid acts that could give criminal element access to CBRNE materials.
He also advised the trainees to endeavour to develop their capacity on what they have been taught in line with international best practices and enjoined them to eschew any form of unprofessional act that may dent the good image of the command.
He said the command alone cannot work in isolation, hence the need to synergise with sister agencies for crime to be brought to its barest minimum.