BY Abubakar Musa Haruna
Nigeria Police Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (EOD-CBRN) Training School, Maiduguri, in partnership with the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), has successfully concluded a landmark seven-month specialised training cycle in Maiduguri the Borno State Capital.
The programme, which ran from 28th July 2025 to 27th February 2026, represents a strategic milestone in the NPF EOD-CBRN Command’s efforts to bolster counter-IED capabilities and mitigate explosive hazards across the North-East region which was stated in a press release signed and issued to newsmen by ASP keneith Nuhum Sasa.
He explained that the participants for the intensive session were drawn from the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) across various North-East states with the curriculum, designed to meet global benchmarks, covered:
In addition the training merged rigorous theoretical frameworks with hands-on field exercises. All participants were trained in accordance with International Mine Action Standards (IMAS), focusing on the detection, identification, mitigation, and safe disposal of Explosive Remnants of War (ERWs) and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).
The graduation ceremony featured live operational demonstrations, including:, (Advanced IED disposal procedures) , (Strategic sand-modelling exercises.) (Precision use of the F-3 MineLab detector.)
A highlight of the graduation was the certification of fifteen (15) elite officers who successfully mastered the advanced IEOD, attended by high-ranking officials from the security and international sectors.
Leave a Reply