DIS is the training arm of Nigeria's Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA).
The 30 officers underwent the 12-week training course, tagged Military Intelligence Basic Officer’s Course for Africa-3 (MIBOCA-3 2009).
The programme was designed by the United States African Command (AFRICOM) and conducted by instructors from the United States European Regional Intelligence Training Facility (E-RJITF).
It was the third of such training by AFRICOM, aimed at preparing African nations to meet the challenge of the “rapidly changing security complexities of the country and the continent at large.” The first two training sessions were held in Bamako, Mali.
A breakdown of the 30 participants show that Nigeria had 15 participants, Burkina Faso 2, Senegal 3, Mali 3, Algeria 2, Chad 4 and Tunisia 1.
Director of Intelligence and Knowledge Development of AFRICAOM, Mr Terry Ford, who represented the AFRICOM Commander, said the programme had set a precedence in partnerships between the region and AFRICOM that gives the sponsors viable opportunity to learn from the group.
DIS Commandant Sidi Usman said the training had prepared the officers on the best way of handling the complexity of today’s security environment in a rapidly changing world, adding that “there is a need to constantly acquire new s kill, knowledge and technique so as to be in tune with current realities.”
Abuja - 28/06/2009
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