The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) says its final outdoor “Exercise Camp Highland’’ for 68 Regular Course Army Cadets will begin on Sunday.
The Academy Public Relations Officer, Maj. Bashir Jajira, announced this on Friday in Kaduna.
Jajira said the 21 days exercise which is expected to end on Aug. 14, will be conducted in Kaduna and Plateau states.
He said that it was designed to test the cadets’ leadership skills, physical fitness, map reading, command and control capabilities among other military competencies.
The exercise is also a major platform used to ascertain the level of preparedness of the final year army cadets before their commissioning as of officers in the armed forces, he said.
Communities living around Heipang in Barkin Ladi and Shere Hills in Jos, Plateau state are urged not to panic on seeing mass movement of military personnel, vehicles and equipment in the general area from July 25 to July 31.
“Similarly, residents of Katul Crossing, Gidan Ali, Katul-Zangon Kataf, Dutsen Bako, Kamaru-Ikulu and Fadan Kamanta axis in Kachia general area of Kaduna State will observe same movement from July 31 to Aug. 14.
Jajira said “battle inoculation’’ which include live firing of small arms and artillery weapons would also be conducted within the general exercise area in Kachia.
He said that the army had put in place all necessary measures and arrangement to ensure safety in the exercise areas.
Jajira also said that the NDA would use the period of the exercise to embark on various civil military cooperation activities – boreholes inauguration and conduct medical outreach.
