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Buhari returns from Chad, urges action against insurgents

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November 29, 2018
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Buhari returns from Chad, urges action against insurgents

Lake Chad Basin Commission leaders

Lake Chad Basin Commission leaders
Lake Chad Basin Commission leaders

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned home after the meeting of Heads of State and Governments of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) where he renewed calls for stringent measures against insurgents.

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The meeting involved Chad, Niger Republic and Republic of Cameroon to carry out a fresh onslaught against insurgents, particularly the Boko Haram group.

Aside Nigerian President, others at the meeting are President Idris Deby Itno of Chad, President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger Republic, and Prime Minister of Cameroon, Philemon Yang, who represented President Paul Biya.

At the meeting on Thursday in N’Djamena, Chad, Buhari renewed call for quick interventions and measures to curb the menace of Boko Haram insurgency in the Lake Chad Basin.

The meeting was called to address the recent upsurge in terrorist activities in the region.

“As you are aware and have witnessed in recent times, there are new developments of security concern in our sub-region.

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“The region in the recent past has witnessed increasing attacks, particularly on military formations by elements of the Boko Haram terrorists as well as the renewed kidnapping of people.

“These activities are aimed at weakening our collective resolve to eradicate them from the region. We must not cave in.

“The group’s renewed strategy of increasingly mining the general area as well as its recent deployment of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for surveillance activities have proved to be critical factors in the resurgence of attacks in the region,” Buhari explained at the one-day meeting.

While commending what he called the “untiring efforts” of the leadership of the LCBC, and officers and men of the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Buhari noted that the efforts of those who strive to bring peace and stability to the region would never be forgotten.

“We are committed to ensuring that the ideals of restoring peace, stability and viability of the Lake Chad Region to its glorious state, for which some of you have paid the ultimate price is attained,” he vowed.

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He further maintained: “We must not relent and allow the enemies of the region to succeed in their quest to destabilise the area.

“We must reinvigorate our collective will and commitment towards eradicating terrorism from our region. We must remain focused and true to ensuring sustainable development.

“To this end, I have requested that bilateral and multilateral platforms of engagements by member countries affected by the conflict be revamped to ensure collective actions towards stamping out the remnants of the terrorists from the region.

“There is no gainsaying that also fueling the crisis are the twin menaces of poverty and the continued shrinkage of the Lake Chad, which have rendered the people of the region vulnerable to terrorist activities.

“Attention is drawn to the Lake and its resources, which have always been the source of livelihood for the millions of people that live within and around the basin.’’

The Nigerian leader charged the Presidents and Heads of Governments in attendance to make concerted efforts to ensure the actualisation of efforts to recharge the Lake through Inter-Basin Water Transfer from the Congo Basin.

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He also stressed that if meticulously pursued, the project “has the capacity to unlock the economic potentials and provide solutions to the myriad of interrelated challenges confronting the region”.

As Chairman of the Summit of Heads of State and Governments of the Lake Chad Basin Commission, Buhari assured of his commitment to providing the required leadership and direction for the actualisation of peace and security in the area.

He reiterated an earlier promise he had made to troops fighting terrorism, saying: “We are committed to ensuring you have the requisite and enabling equipment to optimally function. Your welfare is and would continue to remain our priority.

“Together, we shall restore the Lake Chad Region to its glorious days.”

In a joint communique, the Heads of State and Governments, resolved to change modus operandi, collaborate more, and renew assault on all forms of terrorism and criminal acts, till wholesome peace was restored to the region.

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