Minna: The Chief of Army of Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu says the Nigerian Army will do everything humanly possible to stem the tide of increasing terrorist attacks in Niger and other parts of Nigeria.
The COAS spoke on Tuesday in Minna, Niger, at the opening of the 2026 Doctrine and Training Conference at the Doctrine and Training Command of the Nigeria Army (TRADOC).
Shaibu said the Nigerian Army was committed to fully implementing President Bola Tinubu’s directive in this regard.
The Army chief said, “We will massively do more deployments across the country towards achieving our goal of making Nigeria safer for all law-abiding citizens.
“The president had since directed that we should ensure the recent waves of attacks in Niger and other parts of the country are curtailed.
“We would also ensure that all the terrorists behind these dastardly attacks are apprehended and brought to book.”
According to Shaibu, the Nigerian Army is leveraging technology to enhance its operational capabilities nationwide.
At the conference, the COAS said it was held annually to review activities and gather feedback from the field.
This, he said, was to chart plausible strategies to bolster its operations in light of the changing, complex operational environment.
Shaibu, who was the Special Guest of Honour at the epochal event, said the conference aimed to critically assess and review the Nigerian Army’s extant doctrinal and training efforts.
The COAS further said that this was with the view to consolidating the 2025 gains for a more robust 2026 training year.
He added that this would enable the Nigerian Army to realistically train its officers and men, as well as appropriately place its training institutions.
Speaking earlier, the Commander, TRADOC, Maj.-Gen. Peter Malla said that the conference marked the commencement of the training institutions for 2026.
Malla added that it provides a robust, intellectual platform for engagement and that the conference was both timely and relevant.
According to him, the current operational environment requires an Army that is agile, forward-looking, and doctrinally grounded.
He said that the conference also provided an opportunity to accord doctrine and training the priority attention they deserve.