As part of effort to curtail the spread of COVID-19, the Nigerian Armed Forces said it has trained additional 220 of its medical personnel on COVID-19 case Management/Infection Prevention and Control (IPC).
The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche stated this in Abuja Thursday, during a press conference on the updates of the various operations of the military.
He said this brings to 300, the total number of medical personnel so far trained by the military to manage the pandemic.
“Recall that at the commencement of Armed Forces of Nigeria’s intervention in the containment of COVID-19 pandemic, it made available 21 medical facilities to be used as isolation and treatment centres.
“Additionally, 80 medical personnel were concentrated in Abuja and trained on COVID-19 case Management/Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), who were thereafter deployed to different geo-political zones of the Country and the FCT.
“Due to rising cases of COVID-19 in the country, it was considered necessary to train additional personnel in selected Hospitals across the Armed Forces of Nigeria to boost the capacity of medical personnel in the management of COVID-19.
“The training package is a Train-the-Trainer, where the beneficiaries are expected to train other personnel at hospitals, related medical facilities and other places of deployment, to enhance capacity building in the management of the pandemic. At the end of this training the total number will be 300 personnel.”
Speaking on Operation Delta Safe/Economic Sabotage, Enenche said the Nigerian Navy arrested 10 pirates and rescued 18 crew members comprising Chinese, Ghanaians and Ivorians on international water way.
“In another development, on 15 of May 2020, a Chinese vessel, MV HAILUFANG II was attacked by pirates off the Coast of Cote D’ Ivoire. The pirates took control of the vessel and directed the vessel towards Nigerian Waters.
“The vessel had 18 crew members comprising Chinese, Ghanaians and Ivorians. The Nigerian Navy was alerted of the pirate attack and immediately, the Nigerian Navy Ship NGURU was dispatched to intercept the vessel.
“On interception of the vessel at about 140 nautical miles south of Lagos Fairway Buoy, the pirates refused to comply to the orders of the Nigerian Navy Ship, hence the Nigerian Navy had to conduct an opposed boarding of the vessel. All the ship crew were safely rescued, while the 10 pirates were also arrested,” he said.
