Jaji is a community in Nigeria near
Kaduna
Kaduna is the capital city of Kaduna State, and the former political capital of Northern Nigeria. It is located in north-western Nigeria, on the Kaduna River. It is a trade Centre and a major transportation hub as the gateway to northern Nige ...
in
Igabi Local Government Area (LGA) of
Kaduna State
Kaduna State ( ha, Jihar Kaduna جىِهَر كَدُنا; ff, Leydi Kaduna, script=Latn, ; kcg, Sitet Kaduna) is a state in northern Nigeria. The state capital is its namesake, the city of Kaduna which happened to be the 8th largest city in ...
.
Military staff college
Jaji is the site of the
Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji. The college opened in May 1976 with two senior officers' courses based on a curriculum derived from that of British Army
Staff College, Camberley
Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, was a staff college for the British Army and the presidency armies of British India (later merged to form the Indian Army). It had its origins in the Royal Military College, High Wycombe, founded in 1799, whic ...
. A Demonstration Battalion, the Army School of Artillery, and armor support from a composite armored battalion in Kaduna were also located at Jaji.
In 1978, with the opening of the air faculty, Jaji was redesignated the Command and Staff College. The navy faculty was established in September 1981, assembling all senior military divisions in one campus.
Avian flu outbreak
In February 2006, authorities were investigating reports from Jari that could indicate the deadly
H5N1
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 (A/H5N1) is a subtype of the influenza A virus which can cause illness in humans and many other animal species. A bird-adapted strain of H5N1, called HPAI A(H5N1) for highly pathogenic avian influenza virus of type ...
avian flu strain had spread to humans.
The problem was reported with ostriches suspected of having avian flu virus on the Sambawa Farm in Jaji.
Later it spread to other parts of the country.
References
External links
*{{cite web
, url=http://www.nigerianafcsc.org/
, title=Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC) Jaji
, publisher=AFCSC
, accessdate=2009-11-18 Nigerian Army Peacekeeping Centre, Jaji.
Populated places in Kaduna State