The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has restated the need for a well-coordinated partnership to overcome the insecurity in West Africa.
The COAD said Nigeria’s defence partnership with France remained critical to the country’s broader efforts to counter security threats in the West African region.
Shaibu said this when he hosted the French Defence Attaché to Nigeria, Colonel Stéphane Useo, at the Army Headquarters yesterday in Abuja.
A statement by the Army spokesperson, Colonel Apollonia Anele, said the high-level engagement focused on strengthening operational cooperation between the Nigerian Army and the French Armed Forces in response to evolving regional and global security challenges.
The COAS hailed France for its continued collaboration with the Nigerian Army, particularly in the areas of intelligence sharing, professional military training and support for operational readiness.
