Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- The Borno State Police Command trained journalists on Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE) on Thursday to help them report accurately on explosive threats and raise public awareness.

The training took place at the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Training School in Maiduguri, following the directive of the State Commissioner of Police, CP Yusufu Mohammed Lawal. The goal was to strengthen collaboration between the police and the media.

According to the command's spokesperson, ASP Nahum Kenneth Daso, the training aimed to equip journalists with the knowledge needed to identify and report on explosive-related dangers.

SP James Tomas Ta'asa, commander of the EOD and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (...