4 September 2008
About two hundred (200) soldiers, accompanied by an officer of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL), earlier this week returned to the country after completing a specialized welfare-training course at the prestigious Nigerian Army School of Infantry in Kaduna state, from the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
According to the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of Liberia, the training was conducted under the sponsor of the Nigerian government based on the Memorandum of Understanding signed between Liberia and Nigeria in August 2007.
The MOU between the two countries accordingly, is part of the Military and Security assistance to the Security Sector Reform program for Liberia in helping to rebuilding the country's security Network.
The return of the 200 soldiers to the country that underwent a six month intensive training, the ministry of Defense noted that said training has added yet another boost to the professional morale of a highly trained and regimented 2133 strong force of the restructured Armed Forces of Liberia.(AFL)
Nigeria government has provided additional three officers of its Armed Forces to be assigned to the AFL to mentor the new Liberian Armed Forces, bringing to five the numbers of officers the Nigerian government has provided in said -Over 50 to be trained in computer, internet skills
Meanwhile, authority at the Ministry of National Defense has expressed gratitude to the United States government for playing a leading role in training the AFL.
They also extended similar gratitude to the Federal Government of Nigeria, the People's Republic of China, Great Britain, the Republic of Ghana, Benin, and Sierra Leone as well as other international partners
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