The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has called for more intelligence and equipment support from the European Union (EU) in the fight against insecurity that preceded the present administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday by the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defence, MrNortheast Attari M. Hope.
According to the statement, the Minister stated this when he received in the audience the European Union delegation led by the Ambassador of the European Union to Nigeria and ECOWAS in Abuja.
The Minister said that the European Union needed to support Nigeria in the fight by taking a collaborative approach to curative and preventive measures to end the crisis in Nigeria.
He pointed out that Nigeria needed military support in the areas of intelligence sharing and equipment to end insurgency in the Northeast and other forms of criminality in the country in general.
The statement added that the Minister declared that dialogue with bandits was not the option for resolving the crisis, as many states had tried it and failed.
He, therefore, implored the EU for more support in the area of intelligence sharing and equipment to end the crisis.
According to it, on his part, the Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Muhammed Matawalle, while addressing the delegation, said that Nigeria needed the support of the EU in areas of intelligence sharing, personnel training, and the provision of modern and sophisticated equipment to fight the insecurity bedevilling the country.
“Accordingly, the EU can help Nigeria combat criminality in the country by sharing intelligence with the Nigerian military and giving early warning before the crime is committed.
We need to be proactive and preventive in the fight against all forms of criminality in Nigeria.”
He noted that the European Union could help, support, and strengthen Nigerian security agencies by finding workable solutions.
Earlier in her remarks, the Ambassador of the European Union to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Samuela Isopi, said that the European Union was committed to ensuring that Nigeria overcomes the issues of insecurity, banditry, kidnapping, and Boko Haram.
She further added that the European Union was concerned with three main geographical areas: the Northeast and Lake Chad basins ravaged by the Boko Haram insurgents; the Niger Delta region, where the government gets its revenue through oil and gas; and maritime security.
She promised that the EU would deepen its military support to end the insurgency in Nigeria.
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