The Italian Defence General Staff Policy and Planning Deputy Division Head, Major General Massimo Biagini is seeking collaboration between the Italian military and the Nigerian Army, particularly in the area of military courses and manpower development.
General Biagini made this known when he paid a courtesy visit to the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya on Thursday 15 July 2021, at the Army Headquarters, Abuja.
He further disclosed that he is seeking collaboration in the area of training and support towards tackling the security challenges bedeviling the country. He pointed out that the military of both countries had some things in common such as training of personnel in staff courses and that both militaries needed to take the relationship to a higher level.
Responding, the COAS, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya represented by the Chief of Policy and Plans (COPP) Army, Major General Anthony Omozoje, noted that several Nigerian Army personnel have benefited immensely from the Italian military, in the area of training and man power development. He added that the army will continue to partner with military institutions and other stakeholders, in the unrelenting effort to totally defeat insurgency and other security challenges confronting the nation.
Highlights of the event were signing of visitors’ register, exchange of souvenirs and group photograph.
Emmanuel Ukoh
