Jonathan Promises To Curb Insurgency
President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed confidence that the
activities of insurgents and other cross-border criminals would soon be
curbed, ThePunch informs.
According to the president, this would be achieved by intensification of joint patrols, military operations and intelligence sharing between Nigeria and the neighbouring countries, as it was agreed by their leaders in Niamey, Niger, last week.
A Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati, quoted Jonathan’s speech while welcoming the Ministers of Defence and Foreign Affairs of Chad, Niger, Cameroon and Benin Republic, who visited him in Abuja on October 13, 2014, Monday.
Goodluck Jonathan says that he is quite pleased with the decisions to enhance and boost joint actions against Boko Haram and other cross-border criminals. He adds that it is important to work together to defeat Boko Haram and other extremist groups in the sub-region.
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“I believe that if we cooperate more and monitor our borders closely, the movement of criminals and terrorists as well as small arms and ammunition across our shared borders will also be drastically reduced.”
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The President urges visiting ministers and their Nigerian counterparts to come up with an effective action plan for the successful implementation of the decisions reached by the leaders of Nigeria, Chad, Niger, Cameroon and Benin Republic at their previous meeting on October 7, 2014.
A communiqué issued after the meeting said that a command centre for a multinational force, headed by a chief of staff, would be put in place by November 20. The leaders also agreed to finalise deployment of troops promised by member-states to form the multinational force within their national borders by November 1.
The visiting ministers include Niger’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Mohammed Bazoun; Cameroon’s Minister of External Relations, Mr. Pierre Moukoko Mbonjo; Chad’s Minister of Defence, Mr. Benaindo Tatola; Chad’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Muossa Faki Mahamat; Niger’s Minister of Defence, Mr. K. Mahamadou; Benin’s Minister of Defence, Mr. Robert Yarou; Benin’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Nassirou Bako Arifari and Cameroon’s Minister of Defence, Mr. Edgar Alain Debe Ngo’o.
Source: Clement Ejiofor, naij.com, Re-posted by Abdulgafar Abdulrauf Adio (a.k.a) esho2luv (www.econsforumnews.blogspot.com)
According to the president, this would be achieved by intensification of joint patrols, military operations and intelligence sharing between Nigeria and the neighbouring countries, as it was agreed by their leaders in Niamey, Niger, last week.
A Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati, quoted Jonathan’s speech while welcoming the Ministers of Defence and Foreign Affairs of Chad, Niger, Cameroon and Benin Republic, who visited him in Abuja on October 13, 2014, Monday.
Goodluck Jonathan says that he is quite pleased with the decisions to enhance and boost joint actions against Boko Haram and other cross-border criminals. He adds that it is important to work together to defeat Boko Haram and other extremist groups in the sub-region.
READ ALSO: Jonathan To Crush Boko Haram
“I believe that if we cooperate more and monitor our borders closely, the movement of criminals and terrorists as well as small arms and ammunition across our shared borders will also be drastically reduced.”
READ ALSO: President Jonathan Asks For $1,000,000,000 For Army
The President urges visiting ministers and their Nigerian counterparts to come up with an effective action plan for the successful implementation of the decisions reached by the leaders of Nigeria, Chad, Niger, Cameroon and Benin Republic at their previous meeting on October 7, 2014.
A communiqué issued after the meeting said that a command centre for a multinational force, headed by a chief of staff, would be put in place by November 20. The leaders also agreed to finalise deployment of troops promised by member-states to form the multinational force within their national borders by November 1.
The visiting ministers include Niger’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Mohammed Bazoun; Cameroon’s Minister of External Relations, Mr. Pierre Moukoko Mbonjo; Chad’s Minister of Defence, Mr. Benaindo Tatola; Chad’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Muossa Faki Mahamat; Niger’s Minister of Defence, Mr. K. Mahamadou; Benin’s Minister of Defence, Mr. Robert Yarou; Benin’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Nassirou Bako Arifari and Cameroon’s Minister of Defence, Mr. Edgar Alain Debe Ngo’o.
Source: Clement Ejiofor, naij.com, Re-posted by Abdulgafar Abdulrauf Adio (a.k.a) esho2luv (www.econsforumnews.blogspot.com)
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