Army Overhaul Will Tackle Rising Insecurity – COAS

Nigerian Army

The Chief of Army Staff, General Waidi Shaibu, has warned that Nigeria’s security environment has become increasingly complex. He recently lamented the rising regional instability and global shifts in warfare, demanding a quick transformation in military capacity, intelligence and technology.

According to him, a radical but informed overhaul of the Army’s training and operational systems is needed urgently to strengthen intelligence, surveillance and cyber operations, while expanding the role of Special Forces and Army Aviation in future combat missions.

He added that the Army Headquarters Training Department would conduct a comprehensive curriculum review across all Army schools to align training with future combat needs.

His words, “The intelligence brief, as well as the update we received on Nigerian Army operations during this conference, affirm that our operating environment is increasingly becoming more complex. This evolving threat spectrum necessitates that we enhance our capabilities in intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, reconnaissance, and cyber operations.

In addition, our current regional dynamics, with the attendant instability coupled with global shifts in the character of warfare, require that we continuously learn, adapt, and innovate at all levels.

In the coming year, we shall be making radical but informed changes to our training and operational activities, realistic training directly influences operational outcomes.

While we play our part as an Army, we will continue to leverage the timely interventions of our country’s political leadership for our military hard- and software procurement. We will also continue to promote a culture of innovation and technological integration at all levels.”

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