NDA To Hold Outdoor Field Training Exercise For Army Cadets

The Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA, says it will conduct its final outdoor Field Training Exercise for Army Cadets of Short Service Course 47, nicknamed Exercise CAMP HIGHLAND, in Plateau and Kaduna States, respectively, from 8 – 29 January 2022.

The Exercise is designed to test the cadets leadership skills, physical fitness, as well as command and control abilities, among other military competencies.  The Exercise is an important military training activity used in ascertaining the preparedness of the Army cadets for commissioning as Officers into the Nigerian Armed Forces. Phases of the Exercise that would take place in Plateau State include Map Reading Exercise at Heipang and Adventure Training at the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre, Shere Hills, Jos, from 8 – 14 January 2022. Furthermore, Tactical Drills and Battle Inoculation Drills would take place in Kachia general area from 14 – 29 January 2022.

A statement signed by the Academy Public Relations Officer,  Major Bashir Muhammadu, notified communities living around Heipang and Shere Hills, Jos in Plateau State that they  would observe mass movement of military personnel, vehicles and equipment in the general area from eight to fifteen January 2022 just as residents of KATUL CROSSING – FADAN KAMANTA axis in ZAGON KATAF Local Government Area of Kaduna State will observe same tactical drills involving firing /simulation of small arms and artillery fire from fifteen to nineteen January 2022.

The statement asked residents and the general public in those areas not to panic but to go about their normal daily routine activities without fear.

It however advised them to report any breach of security to the nearest authorities and  Furthermore, and asked locals around ANINKWA, INSAME and neighboring communities to stay away from  Battle Inoculation, which would involve live firing of small arms, amour and artillery weapons will be conducted from twenty to twenty nine January 2022 within the Military Exercise Area near Nigerian Army Base Camp, Kachia.

The statement further sought cooperation from the local communities directly affected by the Exercise and Nigerians as a whole as they train future military leaders for the Armed Forces.