October 29, (THEWILL) – Nigeria has reaffirmed commitment to counter terrorism in West Africa through the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Centre (IMCTC).
Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, gave the commitment in Abuja when he received a delegation from Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, led by Major General Mohammed bin Saleem Al-Moghidi.
The Minister, in a statement issued on Tuesday, by the Ministry’s Director of Information and Public Relations, Henshaw Ogubike, reaffirmed Nigeria’s dedication to regional and global security, as well as collective action in combatting terrorism.
“We are ready and willing to work with you hand in hand to achieve the set objectives. When we are talking about counter terrorism today, we have to critically look at West Africa and Africa in general. It is bleeding and whatever action you are doing we will support. I believe these countries in this region need a lot of support”, he said.
The leader of the delegation, Major General Mohammed Bin Saleem Al-Moghidi, said that the purpose of their visit was to strengthen existing relations between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia by way of intelligence sharing and training.
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