Nigerian army backs ECOWAS security initiatives
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on ThisDay
Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, Olufemi Oluyede, has reaffirmed the army’s support for the security initiatives of the Economic Community of West African States. He called on member states to strengthen their unity against common threats at a meeting in Abuja, reports ThisDay.
Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters has reaffirmed the army’s support for all security initiatives of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in the interests of regional peace, integration and development, according to ThisDay.
Chief of Defence Staff General Olufemi Oluyede made the commitment in Abuja during a visit by the outgoing and incoming chairmen of the Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff of ECOWAS. He pledged his support to the new official to strengthen the organisation’s collective security mechanism, according to ThisDay.
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