By: Ronke Raji,
To reduce the level of civilian harm in armed conflicts, the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Center (CISLAC) has continued its training of, Media Practitioners, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), the Military and Paramilitary personnel in Plateau State.
The current One Day training of CSOs and Media Practitioners, involving the military and paramilitary personnel, took place yesterday, the 14th of December, at Crispan Luxury Apartment, off Zarmanganda Road, Rayfiled, Jos, with huge attendance.
The choice of Plateau State, according to the trainers is because peace has been murdered in the state again.
The training object was therefore to develop knowledge and skills to reduce the risk of civilian harm, understand risks around civilian protection in conflict, responsible employment of weapons, tracking and assessing civilian casualties and accountability for a range of positions and levels in communities and within security agencies.
The One Day training saw capacity building of the participants on how to conduct assessments of an operational risk of causing harm during military operations and measures to help minimize such risks.
The Publisher of REALITY Newspapers and CEO, Valreality Radio, Prince Valentine Adese (JP), Steve Aluko Daniel (CSO), Paul Naomi, Samson Omale (Rhythm FM), Bello Lukeman (Unity FM), Gyang Bere (SUN), Ponsah Fanap (JayFM), Gad P. Shamaki (CSO), were among the attendees.
The training is expected to continue tomorrow, Thursday, 16th December, 2021, at the same venue, by 9.30am.
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