Navy To Deploy Cadets For Counter-Insurgency Operations In N/East

The Nigerian Navy plans to deploy some of its recently commissioned officers to join the fight against Boko Haram in the North East, according to an official.

Speaking at the passing out ceremony and commissioning of direct short service cadets in Onne, Rivers on Friday, the Chief of Defence  Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, said some of the cadets would also be deployed to other areas for internal security operations.

“As a result of ongoing internal security challenges in some parts of the country, some cadets may be deployed for operations in no distant future.

“Cadets should also keep afresh in their memory that the internal security training acquired in the course