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The United States has donated nuclear detection system vans and equipment to the explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) command of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).

The donation took place at Police EOD headquarters annex in Lagos.

The equipment and vans are said to be valued at over $2 million.

The office of nuclear smuggling detection and deterrence, US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA), also organised a two-week training for 30 officers of the EOD command of the NPF.

The training was focused on the operation of the detection equipment to combat the smuggling of nuclear and radioactive material.

Ten other officers were also trained on the maintenance of the donated equipment.

Present at the donation were Steward Voit, sustainability manager of the US Department of Energy’s Office of nuclear smuggling detection and deterrence, and Ibrahim Zanna, commissioner of police, EOD command.

During the donation, officers of the EOD command who received the training also held a public demonstration on the use of the mobile nuclear detection system.

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