STTEP International

STTEP International is a private military company founded in 2006. Their name reflecting their expertise in Specialised Tasks, Training, Equipment and Protection.^[1] STTEP was hired by the Nigerian government in 2015 to provide military training for the offensive against Boko Haram.^[2] Its former chairman, Eeben Barlow, who resigned 30 September 2020, was the founder of the South African PMC Executive Outcomes,^[3] which ceased operations in 1998.^[1]

STTEP

Company type	Private military company
Founded	2006
Key people	Eeben Barlow (chairman), Lourens Horn, Harry Carlse
Services	Providing military combat forces including personnel and equipment, law enforcement and training, logistics, and security services
Website	http://www.sttepi.com

Though the company remains secretive about its contracts, it claims to have operated throughout Africa, the Far East, the Middle East and Central America.^[1]

References

1. "STTEP INTERNATIONAL". www.sttepi.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
2. Freeman, Colin (10 May 2015). "South African mercenaries' secret war on Boko Haram". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2015. Run by Colonel Eeben Barlow, a former commander in the South African Defence Force, the group of bush warfare experts were recruited in top secrecy in January to train an elite strike group within Nigeria's disorganised, demoralised army.
3. Murphy, Jack (1 April 2015). "Eeben Barlow Speaks Out (Pt. 1): PMC and Nigerian Strike Force Devastates Boko Haram". SOFREP. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015. Barlow is well known for founding Executive Outcomes...