The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has commenced the deployment of 600 Nigerian Army personnel to India for specialised jungle and mountain warfare training geared toward enhancing troops’ fight proficiency in tough terrains and strengthening the Army’s capability to safeguard Nigeria’s territorial integrity.
Colonel Appolonia Anele, Acting Director Army Public Relations, in a press release, mentioned the primary batch of 300 personnel departed Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Thursday, 22 October 2026, aboard two Indian Air Force plane, a C-17 and an Airbus A321.
The Coordinator, Nigerian Military Training Support and Advisory Team, Army Headquarters Department of Army Training, Major General UG Yusuf, who represented the COAS, witnessed the departure alongside the Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria.
The training underscores the COAS’s dedication to constructing an expert, adaptable and combat-ready pressure able to confronting terrorists, insurgents and different prison components working in forests, mountainous areas and different difficult environments.
It additionally aligned along with his command philosophy, which prioritises operational effectiveness, practical training, personnel growth and enhanced fight readiness.
The specialised programme is predicted to equip personnel with superior jungle and mountain warfare abilities, enhance operational manoeuvrability and strengthen their capability to deny prison components secure havens in tough terrains. It will additional reinforce Nigeria–India defence cooperation and the COAS’s dedication to maintain a resilient, mission-ready Army able to defending the nation’s sovereignty and defending lives and property.
