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 identified 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 fashioned a part of his ongoing official working go to geared toward deepening bilateral navy cooperation and advancing collective safety initiatives.
Lieutenant General Shaibu additionally underscored the significance of recent navy coaching, skilled navy schooling and cadet change programmes in creating 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 mentioned the engagement highlighted the crucial for African nations to take better duty for addressing shared safety challenges by means of sustained navy 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 navy schooling and the change of operational experiences.
He mentioned these areas of cooperation had been crucial to enhancing interoperability, operational readiness and the capability of African armed forces to confront more and more advanced and interconnected safety threats.
The COAS recommended the Academy’s coaching requirements, self-discipline and professionalism, significantly the tactical proficiency demonstrated throughout a Special Forces show.
He pressured that evolving safety threats demanded revolutionary coaching, sound management and operational adaptability, noting that skilled navy schooling 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 below the proposed change programme.
He advocated leveraging the experiences of each international locations in counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency to complement navy coaching, strengthen operational planning and improve interoperability in addressing shared safety challenges.
Earlier, the consultant of the Commandant, Brigadier General Bukenya, mentioned the Academy developed skilled navy leaders by means of rigorous coaching in navy techniques, management, self-discipline and bodily health.
He added that its programmes geared up cadets with important expertise in peace help operations, operational planning and logistics administration.
Brigadier General Bukenya welcomed the proposed coaching partnership, reaffirming the Academy’s dedication to strengthening navy schooling and defence cooperation between Nigeria and Rwanda.
The go to strengthened the Nigerian Army’s drive to boost skilled coaching, deepen navy 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 duty. The engagement additionally highlighted the necessity for stronger defence collaboration amongst African nations to forestall terrorist and legal 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, secure and resilient African continent by means of sustainable, African-led safety partnerships.
