Ghana’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major-General Thomas Oppong-Peprah, has on behalf of the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), Vice Admiral Seth Amoama commissioned Ghana’s first indigenously trained Operatives of the Special Boat Squadron.
The eight soldiers, who were trained at the Ghana Navy Training Command at Nutekpor in the Volta Region graduated on the Maiden Indigenous Basic Operative Capability Course for the Ghana Navy Special Boat Squadron.
Major-General Oppong-Peprah commended the present and past leadership of the Ghana Navy and Government for boosting the country’s Naval recruit Training School’s capacity to train soldiers for the Special Boat Squadron.
The COAS said the move aligned with International Best Practices and met the needs of modern military.
He added that the US and Danish government assisted in training the Special Forces. They constituted a critical part of the military instrument that would conduct high precision marine operations in the defense of vital national interests.
He emphasised that this would further the ability of the Ghana Navy to combat the complex maritime threats and crimes in the defence of Ghana.
Major-General, Oppong-Peprah commended the eight for successfully passing out.
Formerly, the Ghana Navy Boat Squadron received Training in Nigeria until this year when Ghana also built the capacity to train such specialised forces.
Ghana’s Special Boat Squadron was formed in 2016 with the help of Nigerian Armed Forces.
This specialised unit within the Ghana Navy is responsible for conducting specialised operations such as fighting piracy among other maritime crimes.