STTEP International explained

STTEP
Type:	Private military company
Foundation:	2006
Services:	Providing military combat forces including personnel and equipment, law enforcement and training, logistics, and security services
Key People:	Eeben Barlow, Lourens Horn, Harry Carlse
Homepage:	http://www.sttepi.com

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]

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: STTEP INTERNATIONAL . 2022-12-21 . www.sttepi.com . 2022-12-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221221065246/http://www.sttepi.com/default.html . live .
2. News: Freeman. Colin. South African mercenaries' secret war on Boko Haram. 17 May 2015. The Telegraph. 10 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.. 18 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180318204757/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/nigeria/11596210/South-African-mercenaries-secret-war-on-Boko-Haram.html. live.
3. News: Murphy. Jack. Eeben Barlow Speaks Out (Pt. 1): PMC and Nigerian Strike Force Devastates Boko Haram. 17 May 2015. SOFREP. 1 April 2015. Barlow is well known for founding Executive Outcomes.... 25 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150725104451/http://sofrep.com/40608/eeben-barlow-south-african-pmc-devestates-boko-haram-pt1/. live.