President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday in N’Djamena, the Chadian capital reiterated the need for Nigeria and her neighbours to intensify joint actions and cooperation to win the war against terrorism and insurgency.
A statement by the his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, quoted the President as speaking to reporters at the Presidential Palace in N’Djamena after a closed-door meeting with his Chadian counterpart, President Idris Deby.
Abati further quoted the President as saying that their talks focused mainly on security and economic cooperation.
He reportedly told the journalists that the Boko Haram sect had a lot of external influence from outside Africa and it had become more imperative for all countries in the region to work together to overcome terrorism and other criminal activities across their borders.
“If you look at the economies of Nigeria and Chad both are linked. The Boko Haram people don’t take permission to move from Chad, Niger, Cameroon and Nigeria.”
“If the countries do not cooperate, we will not find it easy to win the war, because when the heat is strong in one country, the criminals and terrorists will go to another one and hide.”
“So, we must work together and we are discussing along that line,” Jonathan reportedly told reporters.
He also recalled that his visit to Chad was the second in the last one month, noted that it underscored the importance of building a “robust relationship” between both countries to improve trade, economic and security ties.
He said that discussions between both countries on cooperation in the ICT sector were ongoing and expressed optimism that more proficient use of modern technology would help greatly to address economic and security challenges in the region.
All these come shortly after reports that Idris Derby is a Boko Haram financier came out in the open.
@ChiefBisongEta1 Gnorti was arrested on Chad-Sudan border and said missiles were ordered by the Chadian leader 4 Boko Haram.
— ChiefBisong Etahoben (@ChiefBisongEta1) November 22, 2014
@ChiefBisongEta1 When his vehicle was stopped Gnorti showed pass issued by Chadian presidency & said Derby told him 2 deliver missiles 2 BH.
— ChiefBisong Etahoben (@ChiefBisongEta1) November 22, 2014
Gnorti said he was sent by Derby himself 2 procure missiles from Sudanese army & deliver 2 persons in NNigeria whose phone nos he gave him.
— ChiefBisong Etahoben (@ChiefBisongEta1) November 22, 2014