Nigeria, Bangladesh deepen military training cooperation

Nigeria and Bangladesh have strengthened their military training cooperation, with 154 Nigerian officers participating in strategic courses at the Bangladesh National Defence College. The Bangladesh High Commissioner to Nigeria, Miah Md Mainul Kabir, informed this development to the Nigerian Army's Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel Appolonia Anele.

Kabir urged for expanded institutional exchanges, including foreign service academies and military training programs, to build strategic leadership capacity. In response, Nigerian Army Chief, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, pledged to share operational expertise in counter-terrorism, counter-insurgency, drone warfare technology, and humanitarian management of internally displaced persons.

Shaibu directed relevant departments to work with Bangladeshi defense authorities on joint training programs and strategic frameworks. Shaibu also approved the creation of a National Defence College Bangladesh Alumni Association in Nigeria to maintain professional and institutional engagement among officers who have completed strategic courses in Bangladesh.

Kabir expressed condolences over the recent military aircraft crash in Ondo State and praised Nigeria for its contributions to United Nations peacekeeping operations. This engagement builds on existing military training links between the two nations.