The Chief of Staff, ECOWAS Standby Force (COS ESF), Brigadier General Sheikh Massaquoi and the Commander, ECOWAS Logistics Depot (ELD), Lungi, Navy Captain Idenyi Jude Akpa, accompanied by staff officers of the ECOWAS Standby Force (ESF) and the Peace Support Operations Division (PSOD) of the ECOWAS Commission, paid a courtesy call on the Nigerian Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, at the Nigerian Army Headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria.
The visit formed part of ongoing engagements aimed at strengthening cooperation between the Military Component of the ECOWAS Commission and the Nigerian Army, particularly in the areas of regional security, defence cooperation, operational readiness, interoperability, training and logistics support.
It also provided an opportunity for an exchange of views on contemporary regional security challenges and to reaffirm their commitment to enhanced military cooperation, interoperability, joint training, intelligence sharing, logistics support and the development of a more responsive regional security architecture for West Africa.
