ABUJA — The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya has commissioned the Nigerian Army Cyber Warfare School (NACWS) Basic Cyber Laboratory, so as to build capacity that will enhance the proficiency of personnel to counter these threats.
In a statement by the Director Army Public Relations, Brig-Gen Onyema Nwachukwu, the COAS said the move was informed by the fact that modern battles were no longer fought only on land, sea, and air, as warfare had been taken to cyberspace.
He noted that the NACWC and other cyber-affiliated formations were established to combat cyber threats and cybercrimes within the Nigerian Army sphere of influence.
The COAS, who was represented by the director-general, Land Forces Simulation Centre, Major General Felix Omoigui also inaugurated the maiden Digital Literacy Internet and Core Computing Certification Course (IC3).
He said the development has brought to the fore the need to properly defend the territorial integrity of the nation in cyberspace, hence the establishment of the Nigerian Army Cyber Warfare Command (NACWC).
However, he said there was a need for requisite manpower to effectively operate in that space.
The COAS noted that to this end, NACWS among other roles was established to provide specialist training for cyber warriors, aimed at inducting trained cybersecurity specialists to the NACWC and other cyber affiliated formations in support of Nigerian Army operations.
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