Thread by @DefenseNigeria

While civil/military agencies can identify threats posed by terrorist groups to public safety, they are ill trained and equiped to effectively respond to such threats. It requires an elite crop of highly trained forces to effectively tackle threats of such nature.

Nigeria's crop of special forces units are best trained and equipped to make decisions on the precise action to take to enhance public safety and how to respond if the worst happens.

Over the years the Nigerian military has created one of the largest, best trained, equiped and efficient Special Forces units in the world.

Groups like ISWAP/Boko Haram do not choose to strike at well defended and tightly secured facilities, places secured, patrolled and

monitored by security agencies and organisations. They target remote and lightly defended areas, and highly populated centres where the Nigerian military cannot bring the full force of its might to bear on the insurgents and risk horrendous collateral damages.

What counter terrorism training does the Nigerian Police Force have to protect the public ?.. LITTLE.

The military has invested heavily in Counter Terrorism Training Courses in Russia, Israel, U.S, UK Pakistani, India and Belarua to cover current and future threats,

their characteristics, and also how to recognise these and other weapons which may be use to promote terror, as well as situations and actions to consider when planning hostage rescue operations, to avoid collateral damages and evacuation procedures in case of terrorist attack.

Their training regimes and operational tactics are modular by designed so that security operations may be reviewed, redesigned and rehearsed as part of the overall battlefield management.

The military is conducting a full scale Joint Simulation Exercises conducted with army, navy, airforce and DSS troops on how to respond effectively to terrorist attacks. The targets include military installations, airports, train stations, football stadiums..etc.