The Inspector-General of Senegalese Armed Forces, Maj.-Gen. Elhadji Niang has solicited collaboration with the Armed Forces of Nigeria in dealing with insurgency in sub-Saharan Africa.
Niang made the call when he paid a courtesy visit to Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, on Wednesday in Abuja, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
He said that his visit to Nigeria was to assess the operational readiness of Nigerian troops which include the army, navy and air force and of course the police.
Niang said the main purpose of his visit is to express the commitment of the Senegalese military to work closely with the Nigerian military with a view to tackling the challenge of insurgency and terrorism in the West African sub-region.
“We believe that working more closely with Nigeria will make us more efficient due to experience and expertise of Nigerian military in various realms.
“We hope that from this visit we will find ways to more cooperative and more efficient in order to solve our various issues,” he said.
