The Chief of
Defence Staff (CDS), General Abayomi
Gabriel Olonisakin has called on world military leaders to unite together and
pull their resources to fight global common enemy – terrorism which is now an albatross
to the existence of humanity. General
Olonisakin made this call during meetings of Committee of World Chiefs of
Defence Staff in Washington DC recently.
According
to General Olonisakin, terrorism does not only hinder development of nations, but
is fast threatening the corporate existence of human race. He cited the cruelty
of the Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria which kill, maim and destroy property
in unimaginable proportion as example while condemning in very strong terms
these inhumane treatment. He added that the activities of Boko Haram and
other terrorists groups elsewhere if not contained through the instrumentality of
joint forces and information sharing may snowball into catastrophic dimension. General
Olonisakin therefore urged world military leaders to do everything possible to
assist one another in the fight against terrorism saying, “terrorism being an
asymmetric warfare requires wider spectrum of cooperation with other nations,
since insurgency and terrorism transverse beyond borders”.
While
in the Washington DC, General Olonisakin used the opportunity to seek for more
enhanced bilateral and multilateral defence cooperation with the Chiefs of
Defence Staff of USA, Britain and France.
The
Committee of World Chiefs of Defence Staff later endorsed the holding of
regular meetings with the aim of reappraising issues that may require urgent
attention and channeling of resources to address global terrorism. The CDS has since returned to the country.
RABE ABUBAKAR
Brigadier General
Acting Director Defence
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