President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged that Nigeria will always be there for the Republic of Chad, as we are not only neighbours but brothers.
The President spoke at the presidential villa, Abuja, Tuesday, while receiving a special envoy from President Idris Deby Itno of Chad. He added that Nigeria appreciates the support she was getting in tackling insecurity from the neighboring country.
He said, “We are aware of the problem Chad has with Libya, which supports some Chadian rebels, trying to destabilize the country. The instability in Libya after 42 years of Muammar Gaddafi affects all of us in the Sahel region.
From Mauritania to Central Africa Republic, Gaddafi recruited gunmen, who learnt to do nothing else than to kill. When the former Libyan Leader was killed, the gunmen escaped with their arms, and are wreaking havoc all over the place now,”
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President Buhari in a statement issued by his special adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina said, Nigeria is grateful to Chad for the diverse kinds of support given to combat the Boko Haram insurgency and assured that Nigeria would always back Chad in its local and international aspirations.
The special envoy, Mr Amine Abba-Sidick, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and Chadians Abroad, conveyed a message from his President, whom he said sent fraternal greetings to President Buhari and Nigerians in general.
(Editor: Ifeanyi Mark)
