The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has called for deeper regional security cooperation and stronger defence partnerships among Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member states to effectively confront contemporary and emerging security challenges across the West African subregion.
Lieutenant General Shaibu made the call on Wednesday, 30 September 2026, when the Chief of Staff, ECOWAS Standby Force, Brigadier General Sheik Massaquoi, led a delegation on a courtesy visit to Army Headquarters, Abuja.
The COAS observed that the increasingly complex, interconnected and transnational nature of contemporary security threats demands greater collaboration among countries within the region.
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He stressed that terrorism, violent extremism, transnational organised crime and other cross-border security threats cannot be effectively addressed by individual nations acting in isolation, noting that West African countries are stronger when they work collectively towards securing the subregion.
Lieutenant General Shaibu consequently underscored the need for military leaders across the region to leverage their collective professional expertise, operational experience and shared understanding of the security environment to develop practical strategies for addressing emerging threats.
He added that such collaboration would also enable military authorities to provide informed and actionable professional advice to political leaders in support of regional peace and stability.
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