Nigerian Authorities Deploys Twenty War Dogs

Due to the increasing terror attacks in northern Nigeria, the Nigerian Army has announced the deployment of 20 war dogs to the north-eastern part of the country.
This detail was made on Wednesday, 10 December, 2014 by the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt-Gen. Kenneth Minimah, when he commissioned a newly constructed block of Kernels for War Dogs at the Army Headquarters Provost Dog Platoon, Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Barracks, Abuja. 

The army chief informed that the 20 dogs are specially trained on explosives detection, search and rescue operations and other areas in counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency.

He added that they have so far been deployed in various operational theatres in the North East.

 

Minimah also noted that a Dog section was established under his predecessor, Lt-Gen. Azubike Ihejirika (rtd) in 2012 in order to enhance the operational efficiency and effective of the service in the fight against insurgency.