The meeting took place at Urugwiro Village, during Shaibu’s working visit to Rwanda, according to a communique from the Presidency.
Shaibu is in Rwanda for a five-day official visit running through Friday, October 23, aimed at strengthening military cooperation between the two countries.
On Monday, October 19, he visited the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) headquarters in Kigali, where he paid a courtesy call on the Chief of Defence Staff, General MK Mubarakh, before holding bilateral talks with his counterpart, RDF Army Chief of Staff Major General Vincent Nyakarundi.
Discussions focused on strengthening existing cooperation between the Nigerian Armed Forces and the RDF, with both delegations exchanging views on defence and security issues of mutual interest.
Speaking after the meetings, Shaibu said the visit was intended to reinforce bilateral ties between the two armies and advance the implementation of existing agreements.
“As the outcome of today’s discussion, we have made key promises to implement the various memoranda of understanding that have been there between both countries in the area of training, exchange of directing staff as well as logisticians,” he said.
The commitments are expected to support collaboration in military training, the exchange of instructional personnel and logistics.
During his visit, Shaibu and his delegation also visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial, where they paid their respects to victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
They also visited the Campaign Against Genocide Museum, which documents efforts to stop the Genocide and the role of the Rwanda Patriotic Army in ending it.
The visit comes as Rwanda and Nigeria seek to build on existing defence agreements and expand cooperation in areas of mutual interest.
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