Linus Aleke in Abuja
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has reaffirmed the Nigerian Army’s dedication to strengthening African-led defence partnerships to fight terrorism, violent extremism and different transnational safety threats undermining peace and stability throughout the continent.
The COAS made this recognized throughout a courtesy go to to the Chief of Defence Staff of the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF), General Mubarakh Muganga, in Kigali, the Republic of Rwanda. The go to shaped a part of his ongoing official working go to aimed toward deepening bilateral army cooperation and advancing collective safety initiatives.
Lieutenant General Shaibu additionally underscored the significance of recent army coaching, skilled army training and cadet alternate programmes in growing combat-ready, adaptable and interoperable armed forces.
According to an announcement by the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel Appolonia Anele, the COAS made this name throughout a go to to the Rwanda Military Academy (RMA), Gako, as a part of his official working go to to Rwanda.
Colonel Anele stated the engagement highlighted the crucial for African nations to take better accountability for addressing shared safety challenges by way of sustained army cooperation, intelligence-sharing, joint capability improvement and coordinated responses to rising threats.
Lieutenant General Shaibu emphasised the strategic significance of strengthening military-to-military relations, significantly in counter-terrorism, counter-insurgency, skilled army training and the alternate of operational experiences.
He stated these areas of cooperation had been important to enhancing interoperability, operational readiness and the capability of African armed forces to confront more and more advanced and interconnected safety threats.
The COAS counseled the Academy’s coaching requirements, self-discipline and professionalism, significantly the tactical proficiency demonstrated throughout a Special Forces show.
He burdened that evolving safety threats demanded progressive coaching, sound management and operational adaptability, noting that skilled army training remained important to producing competent officers able to working successfully in advanced safety environments.
Lieutenant General Shaibu urged the Academy’s management to organize for the arrival of the primary batch of Nigerian officer cadets beneath the proposed alternate programme.
He advocated leveraging the experiences of each international locations in counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency to complement army coaching, strengthen operational planning and improve interoperability in addressing shared safety challenges.
Earlier, the consultant of the Commandant, Brigadier General Bukenya, stated the Academy developed skilled army leaders by way of rigorous coaching in army techniques, management, self-discipline and bodily health.
He added that its programmes geared up cadets with important expertise in peace assist operations, operational planning and logistics administration.
Brigadier General Bukenya welcomed the proposed coaching partnership, reaffirming the Academy’s dedication to strengthening army training and defence cooperation between Nigeria and Rwanda.
The go to bolstered the Nigerian Army’s drive to boost skilled coaching, deepen army partnerships and put together future commanders for the calls for of recent warfare and regional safety.
It additional underscored the significance of African-led safety options anchored in mutual belief, shared experience and collective accountability. The engagement additionally highlighted the necessity for stronger defence collaboration amongst African nations to forestall terrorist and prison networks from exploiting nationwide borders and regional safety vulnerabilities.
The engagement aligns with the Nigerian Army’s dedication to strategic defence cooperation and the broader goal of constructing a safer, steady and resilient African continent by way of sustainable, African-led safety partnerships.
