Army Deploys Additional Special Forces To Boost Operations In Benue, Nasarawa, Taraba

The Nigerian Army has deployed COAS Special Intervention Battalion XV specially trained troops as a force multiplier to the Joint Task Force Operation WHIRL STROKE (OPWS) to strengthen operations in Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba States. The deployment followed the successful completion of an intensive Special Forces training programme conducted at the Nigerian Army Training Centre, […]


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