Advertisement The development follows the visit of Massimo Biagini, deputy head of the Italian defence general staff policy and planning deputy division, to Faruk Yahaya, Nigeria’s army chief, in Abuja on Thursday. In a statement, Onyema Nwachukwu, army spokesperson, said Biagini seeks to promote a collaboration between the Italian military and the Nigerian Army, particularly in the area of training and manpower development. “The Italian Defence Chief disclosed that he was at the Army Headquarters to seek collaboration in the area of training and support towards tackling security challenges bedeviling the country,” the statement reads. Advertisement “He maintained that the military of both countries had shared some commonalities, such as training of personnel in staff courses. He added that both military needed to take the relationship to a higher pedestal.