UK training team set to deploy to Nigeria to train local forces to combat Boko Haram.....I hear

UK Ministry of Defence on Wednesday, January
13, announced that a military team will deploy to
Nigeria as part of the ongoing efforts to train
local forces to combat Boko Haram. Read the full
statement after the cut..
The full statement:
More than 35 personnel from the Second
Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment (2 R
ANGLIAN), will shortly deploy to deliver infantry
training to Nigerian military personnel preparing
to tackle the extremist group in the north of the
country.
Last month Defence Secretary Michael Fallon
announced a step up in training to help Nigerian
forces stamp out the threat posed by Boko
Haram.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said:
We stand united with Nigeria in its efforts
to defeat the murderous Boko Haram
extremists.
Stepping up our training efforts will help
support the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN)
for crucial counter-insurgency operations.
The enhanced commitment announced last month
by the Defence Secretary includes:
An intention to more than double the
number of British personnel deployed
on training tasks in Nigeria in the
coming year, with up to 300
expected to provide support during
2016;
The deployment of a specialist team
to provide assistance in countering
improvised explosive devices, as well
as medical training and advice;
A new RAF training team to improve
the knowledge and skills of the
Nigerian Air Force in airfield defence
and counter insurgency, which is part
of the 300 personnel.
2 R ANGLIAN, based in Cottesmore, Rutland,
provided support to the AFN throughout 2015,
which included the deployment of Short Term
Training Teams, and support to smaller training
tasks to assist the resident British Military
Advisory and Training Team – which has grown
in size over the last year.
Around 130 UK military personnel deployed to
Nigeria on a wide range of training tasks last
year.
This included training in infantry skills, civil-
military affairs, media operations, command and
leadership, IED-awareness, and support to
Nigerian military training sschools and
establishments.
Almost 1,000 Nigerian military personnel have
benefited from training to prepare them for
counter-insurgency operations in north east
Nigeria, and the work by 2 R ANGLIAN, known as
The Poachers, is now well-recognised across the
AFN.
The UK also supports a Nigerian intelligence and
analysis cell focussed on the north east and
based in Abuja, and nearly 30 UK Armed Forces
personnel are deployed in Nigeria on an enduring
basis in training and advisory roles.
Source: UK Ministry of Defence/@DefenceHQ