{"id":76729,"date":"2025-10-15T13:24:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T13:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=76729"},"modified":"2025-10-15T13:24:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T13:24:36","slug":"guards-brigade-holds-anti-ambush-training-to-strengthen-fct-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/10\/15\/guards-brigade-holds-anti-ambush-training-to-strengthen-fct-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Guards Brigade Holds Anti-Ambush Training to Strengthen FCT Security"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Onilede Titi Faith<\/p>\n<p>The Guards Brigade of the Nigerian Army has concluded a two-day field training exercise on ambush and anti-ambush tactics to boost security in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and adjoining border communities.<\/p>\n<p>Held at General O. A. Azazi Barracks, Gwagwalada, and along the Rafin Zurfi-Ibua axis, the exercise aimed to enhance troops\u2019 tactical readiness against emerging security threats.<\/p>\n<p>Brigade Commander, Brig.-Gen. Adebisi Onasanya, said the training aligns with the directives of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, who prioritises realistic and continuous drills to improve operational efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Brigade\u2019s spokesperson, Capt. Odunola Olawuyi, the exercise featured tactical manoeuvres, counter-ambush drills, and simulated rescue operations, all designed to reinforce soldiers\u2019 combat readiness.<\/p>\n<p>The Guards Brigade, responsible for protecting the Presidential Villa and key national assets, said the exercise reflects its proactive efforts to secure Abuja and neighbouring states against rising security threats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Onilede Titi Faith The Guards Brigade of the Nigerian Army has concluded a two-day field training exercise on ambush and anti-ambush tactics to boost security in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and adjoining border communities. Held at General O. A. Azazi Barracks, Gwagwalada, and along the Rafin Zurfi-Ibua axis, the exercise aimed to enhance [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":76730,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[182],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-76729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-defence-and-security","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76729"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76729\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76731,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76729\/revisions\/76731"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}