Borno Opens Training Programme For More “Civilian JTF”

[Shola Sholaz]

Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno weekend opened a training programme for the second batch of security operatives, called "Civilian JTF" at the NYSC Orientation Camp in Maiduguri.
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Shettima, represented by his Deputy Alhaji Zanna Mustapha, said that the training was aimed at re-orienting youths toward realising their potential.
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He said that the trainees were selected from all parts of the state to ensure even spread of the programme.
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Shettima said that some of the trainees would be recruited directly by the government at the end of the training.
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Others, he said, would be retained for future recruitment into the armed forces, the police and other para-military organisations.