Guards Brigade Trains Personnel In Ambush, Anti-ambush Operations

The Guards Brigade of the Nigerian Army has assured residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and environs of information during the Yuletide season.

The Commander Guards Brigade, Brigadier General Adebisi Onasanya, gave the assurance during a two-day Field Training Exercise (FTX) from 13 – 14 October 2025.

A connection by the Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Guards Brigade, Lt. Odunola Olawuyi, said the workout aimed to bid unit successful ambush and anti-ambush operations.

Olawuyi said the lecture conception of the FTX was conducted astatine the 176 Guards Battalion Training Hall, General OA Azazi Barracks, Gwagwalada. At the aforesaid time, applicable drills were held on Road Rafin Zurfi – Ibua.

In his remarks, Commander Guards Brigade, Brigadier General Adebisi Onasanya,  commended the efforts of the Commanding Officer, 176 Guards Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Oladimeji Ajongbo, for organising the exercise.

He noted that they highlighted the value of the grooming exercise, which was successful accordance with the grooming directives of the Army Headquarters.

He stated that the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has made grooming a captious constituent of his Command Philosophy to heighten operational ratio and conscionable modern warfare’s demands.

He explained that the FTX was designed to equip troops with the requisite cognition and applicable skills needed to tackle emerging information threats wrong the Federal Capital Territory and parts of Niger and Nasarawa States.

The workout featured the applicable signifier of ambush and anti-ambush drills conducted successful the field, wherever troops demonstrated tactical deployment, engagement techniques, and contiguous counter-ambush drills.

“The applicable league provided participants hands-on acquisition to reenforce the theoretical cognition gained during the lecture phase.

“Following the ambush and anti-ambush drills, an interactive league was held, during which participants asked questions and sought clarifications connected assorted aspects of the FTX,” she said.

The Commander emphasised the value of the training, noting that continuous and realistic exercises specified arsenic this are indispensable for troops’ readiness and operational success.