The
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin has
restated the Armed Forces commitment to protect Nigeria’s borders
against trans-border crimes and to checkmate the security challenges in
the North East posed by remnants of the Boko Haram terrorist group.
The
CDS made this known Wednesday at the opening ceremony of the Meeting of
Multinational Joint Military Technical Cooperation between Benin,
Burkina Faso, Togo, Niger and Nigeria on Joint Border Protection. He
pointed out that no effort will be spared to contain trans-border
criminal activities.
He
expressed Defence Headquarters’ (DHQ) readiness to partner the French
Military that is providing technical assistance to the Cooperation in
order to protect the West African borders in the fight against
terrorism.
The
CDS, who was represented by the Director Training DHQ, Rear Admiral
Jonathan Ango, said countries must work together to ensure the security
of its people and borders. He appreciated the French Government and
other French speaking countries for their tremendous support in the area
of intelligence sharing, training and fight against terrorism.
He
assured the meeting that the Armed Forces of Nigeria would be doing its
best to ensure that trans-border crimes are reduced to minimum. He
noted that terrorism transcends borders and urged all regional countries
to collaborate in the elimination of the menace posed by the terrorist
elements still operating in the fringes of the region.
The
Deputy Chief of Staff in-charge of Operations (DCOSOPS) for the French
elements in Senegal, Colonel A Vidal who spoke at the event said the
French military are willing to assist in terms of training of personnel
in planning for the year 2017. It will also assist in the areas of
cooperation between various countries in terms of border protection, he
said.
Brigadier General RABE ABUBAKAR
Acting Director Defence Information
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