Insecurity: Britain Helping Nigeria Military Build Combat Capacity - High Commissioner

The British government said Britain is helping the Nigeria military to build its combat capacity in tackling insurgency, including Boko Haram in the northern part of Nigeria, IgbereTV reports.

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing disclosed this after a closed door meeting with the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, at the Government House, Port Harcourt on Tuesday.

According to her, the British military has had its presence in Nigeria for several years and has continued to offer training on how to counter insurgency in the northern part of Nigeria.

“In the North in particular, we are sharing our experiences in counter insurgency from Northern Ireland, from Iraq and from Afghanistan. We have a military presence here. It has been here for many years training your military in counter insurgency and also sharing our experiences.

“That this kind of challenges are not solved by the military means alone, ultimately it's about rebuilding trust with the people of this country and having a good offer as well as tackling the underline economic drive, unemployment.”

Laing said the British government is offering economic assistance to Nigeria because of the realisation that lack of economic opportunities in the north has made youths in that region to become easy recruits of Boko Haram.

“Unemployment, many young men out of work are very easy target for Boko Haram. So we are sharing our experience and in a practical sense helping on the security side and offering economic support to the country to enable that there will be more jobs for the people.”

Speaking on the next election, the High Commissioner said the world’s spotlight will be on Nigeria during the 2023 general elections and concerted efforts must be made to improve the country’s democracy.

“The importance of these elections, how crucial they are, not just for Nigeria's democratic journey, but for Africa and the world. The world's spotlight will be on Nigeria in 2023. It needs to be a better election, not perfect but better to consolidate and improve Nigeria's democracy, and I think the Governor very much agree with me on that.”

The British High Commissioner , who disclosed she had a very fruitful discussion with Governor Wike, said their discussion revolved around the economy, prospects of his vision including youth employment, challenges he is facing and his plans to tackle them.

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Britain should stop living in their past glory..

They should focus on how to curtail the rising population of religion of piss in their country, because soon the country will be as peaceful as Afghanistan, Iraq,syria, Somalia,Gaza and many other countries that have majority of religion of piss..


They should allow Nigeria to fight their domestic battles,and stop poking nose in our affairs..




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leave nigeria alone,you done enough damage

Watching intently...

As our ex colonial masters, they owe us that

Ok continue, una eyes go soon clear

Let's hope Northern Religious bigots will not sabotage this good development

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The only combat capacity the Nigerian military has is that against the innocent citizens as instrument of state terror.But they are just soft target or mince meat to BH terrorists

No Western country should help Nigeria... Because, the money that the country should have used to enhance on its military facilities or revamping or training and using internal knowledge from research to build armours, is what they are using to pay senator's allowance for just sitting down to discuss nonsense.

helping them to prepare for the second biafra war

No be only combat capacity, na combat capacitor

I knew Britain has been behind this terrorist government.

The military capacity Britain is building is to fight vigilantes protecting their lands. It's not against boko Haram or ISIS.

Britain Sha want make fulanis hold on to power.

They know only fulanis can make us poor forever.

Britain ensuring all African countries remain poor..racist imperial country

I feel so ashamed I was one's a nigerian, why are African lacking the capacity to do anything By themselves.
They rely on the whites to help with weapon, combat training, intelligence, investigative journalism, vaccine, money borrow, health care... The list is endless.


Thank God for biafra.