Nigeria's Army Chief Strengthens Ties with Bangladesh Military

On October 8, during a courtesy visit to Army Headquarters in Abuja, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, Chief of Army Staff of the Nigerian Army, announced the deepening of strategic defence cooperation with Bangladesh. The collaboration aims to enhance military training, professional education, and operational effectiveness to tackle shared security challenges.

Shaibu expressed the Nigerian Army's readiness to share its operational experiences, particularly in counter-terrorism, counter-insurgency, drone warfare technology, and humanitarian management of internally displaced persons. He instructed relevant departments to engage with defence authorities on joint training programs.

Additionally, he approved the establishment of the National Defence College Bangladesh Alumni Association to connect Nigerian military personnel trained in Bangladesh. Miah Md Mainul Kabir, the Bangladesh High Commissioner, expressed condolences for a recent military aircraft crash in Ondo State and praised Nigeria's contributions to UN peacekeeping operations, noting that 154 Nigerian military officers had trained at the Bangladesh National Defence College.