The United Kingdom Government, in collaboration with the United Nations Mine Action Service, has provided Explosive Ordnance Risk Education training to 75 officers from the Nigerian Police Force and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps.
The inaugural training, held in Maiduguri, concluded on 4th October 2024.
The Senior Communications and Public Diplomacy Officer at the British High Commission, Abuja, Atinuke Akande-Alegbe, disclosed this in a statement released on Monday.
The programme aimed to equip NPF and NSCDC officers with the necessary skills to educate at-risk communities about the dangers of unexploded ordnance, thereby reducing the risk of casualties.
The trained officers will now be deployed to vulnerable areas to share life-saving knowledge with residents.
