Nigerian Army deploys troops to Benin Republic for regional security operations

The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has announced the deployment of Nigerian Army troops to the Republic of Benin arsenic portion of intensified determination information operations aimed astatine combating coercion and transnational crimes crossed West Africa.

Shaibu disclosed this on Monday while declaring unfastened the Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference 2026 successful Abuja.

He said the deployment highlights the Nigerian Army’s committedness to strengthening quality sharing, strategical partnerships and coordinated information mechanisms designed to contradict transgression and violent groups state of enactment wrong Nigeria and neighbouring countries.

According to him, the unit deployment to Benin Republic reflects Nigeria’s resoluteness to reenforce determination information architecture and heighten corporate responses to emerging threats successful the sub-region.

Shaibu stressed that commanders indispensable stay adaptive, mission-focused and afloat committed to inter-agency and multinational practice successful ongoing and aboriginal operations.

The COAS noted that the Army has continued to prioritise instrumentality modernisation, infrastructure enlargement and combat enactment services to boost operational ratio and unit welfare.

He explained that the induction of modern platforms, refurbishment of ageing equipment, improved maint...