Boko Haram: Britain to assist Nigeria with
additional military personnel
The British Secretary of State for Defence, Mr
Michael Fallon, has said his country will deploy
additional military advisers and trainers to Nigeria
to help in the fight against Boko Haram
insurgency.
Fallon stated this while fielding question from
State House correspondents after a closed
door meeting with President Muhammadu
Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on
Monday.
According to him, the military personnel, who
will be in Nigeria next year, will be offering
training to improve the Nigerian Army’s
resilience to Improvised Explosive Devices
(IEDs) left behind by Boko Haram.
“Britain and Nigeria are both democracies; we
are free peoples, free to choose our
governments.
“These terrorists – ISIS, Boko Haram – they
are opposed to us, our ways of life and they
need to be defeated.
“So, we have been discussing today what
more Britain can do; can we step up our
military effort with more training, more help in
dealing with Improvised Explosive Devices
(IEDs) and with dealing with medical
evacuation and airfield defence.
“And what more can be done to improve the
intelligence Nigeria needs to deal with
terrorism.
“Well, this year, for example, we have had
some 130 military personnel here helping to
train the Nigerian Army.
“Next year, I want to more than double that to
more than 300 personnel are coming to offer
training and particularly to improve the Army’s
resilience to IEDs, which obviously have been
left behind by Boko Haram when they were
being moved out of the villages they
captured.’’
He stated that British government would want
to do more to help stabilize those areas
liberated by the soldiers.
According to Fallon, the British government
will not only be assisting in the provision of
security and rehabilitation of the affected
areas but will ensure economic development
of the areas.
“The President and I are aware both have to
do with this kind of terrorism facing our
countries.
“So, he has welcomed our offer of support to
help to clear the terrorists out of the North
East of Nigeria.
“And we are going to be working together on
a wider issues of stabilization and economic
development of these areas, providing long-
term security.’’ (NAN)
additional military personnel
The British Secretary of State for Defence, Mr
Michael Fallon, has said his country will deploy
additional military advisers and trainers to Nigeria
to help in the fight against Boko Haram
insurgency.
Fallon stated this while fielding question from
State House correspondents after a closed
door meeting with President Muhammadu
Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on
Monday.
According to him, the military personnel, who
will be in Nigeria next year, will be offering
training to improve the Nigerian Army’s
resilience to Improvised Explosive Devices
(IEDs) left behind by Boko Haram.
“Britain and Nigeria are both democracies; we
are free peoples, free to choose our
governments.
“These terrorists – ISIS, Boko Haram – they
are opposed to us, our ways of life and they
need to be defeated.
“So, we have been discussing today what
more Britain can do; can we step up our
military effort with more training, more help in
dealing with Improvised Explosive Devices
(IEDs) and with dealing with medical
evacuation and airfield defence.
“And what more can be done to improve the
intelligence Nigeria needs to deal with
terrorism.
“Well, this year, for example, we have had
some 130 military personnel here helping to
train the Nigerian Army.
“Next year, I want to more than double that to
more than 300 personnel are coming to offer
training and particularly to improve the Army’s
resilience to IEDs, which obviously have been
left behind by Boko Haram when they were
being moved out of the villages they
captured.’’
He stated that British government would want
to do more to help stabilize those areas
liberated by the soldiers.
According to Fallon, the British government
will not only be assisting in the provision of
security and rehabilitation of the affected
areas but will ensure economic development
of the areas.
“The President and I are aware both have to
do with this kind of terrorism facing our
countries.
“So, he has welcomed our offer of support to
help to clear the terrorists out of the North
East of Nigeria.
“And we are going to be working together on
a wider issues of stabilization and economic
development of these areas, providing long-
term security.’’ (NAN)
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