Minister of Defence Masur Dan-Ali
Fears of Nigerians on the doable recruitment and coaching of ISIS fighters on the Nigerian soil was on Tuesday allayed by the Federal Government.
The FG mentioned the event isn't solely unlawful, however that the federal government would curtail it.
The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mansur Dan Ali mentioned the federal government is conscious of the event as the problem would prime the agenda of the Meeting of the Ministers of Defence of the Community of Sahel Saharan States (CEN-SAD) starting in Abuja on 20th of June.
Addressing journalists on the forthcoming Meeting on the Ministry of Defence in Abuja, the Minister mentioned the problem of “ recruitment and coaching of ISIS fighters on Nigerian soil is on the desk, it's on prime of the agenda of the Meeting of the Ministers of Defence of the Sahel Region and it will likely be mentioned elaborately with a view to search out lasting options to it.
“Such Movements of ISIS members into Nigeria are illegal and the Meeting of the Ministers is aware of it and we are trying to curtail this illegal movement.”
The Minister who was represented by the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Defence, Hajiya Saratu Batagarawa, additionally mentioned the regional assembly would take strategic selections on the issues of Boko Haram and its allies, kidnappings and killings by bandits within the Northwest in addition to the clashes between Fulani herders and farmers within the Northcentral states of Nigeria.
The Minister mentioned : “These points are the premise for forming this regional group to reinforce intelligence sharing amongst member nations, to checkmate trans-border and cross border crimes and banditry.
“The idea is that crimes have no border and it is incumbent on all member countries to take a holistic approach to arrive at common solutions to the challenge”
He mentioned it was not true that the settlement on the safety of Lake Chad Basin by some nations is being threatened by the truth that a number of the nations are reneging on their guarantees, insisting that the settlement isn't solely intact by additionally the resolve to defeat terror within the basin.
As said by the Minister the seventh Meeting of Ministers of Defence of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN/ SAD) would happen in Abuja, Nigeria from 20th -22nd June, 20l eight.
Alhaji Dan Ali defined that the sub-Regional Organization established in Tripoli, Libya, on 4th February, 1998, following a summit of Heads of States of Libya, Niger, Mali, Sudan and Chad would amongst others promote amongst member-states cooperation within the area of defence ond safety, in addition to deal with the thorny problems with insecurity throughout the sub-Region
He also stated that the all-African member-States of the Community have since elevated in quantity to 28, whereas members states are dedicated to establishing “a sub-Regional Economic Union integrating investment in the fields of Agriculture, Industry and Energy, as well as Social and Cultural sectors”.