The Chief Of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Tukur Buratai has called for an enhanced cooperation to effectively rout out insurgency and other crimes confronting the lake chad basin.
He stated this on Monday during the Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
The COAS noted that tremendous successes have been recorded in the war against terror; he, however, called for more support.
“The scourge of cross-border crimes like human and small arms trafficking, drugs peddling, smuggling, banditry, cyber threats, money laundering, espionage, terrorism and many others have created an interest for non-state actors that must be decimated by combined international efforts,” he said.
Buratai also commended President Muhammadu Buhari for partnering with the international community in confronting challenges in the country.
This, according to him is visible in the successes recorded by the Multi-National Joint Task Force in routing out crimes from the North-East region.
Buratai Calls For Regional Cooperation In Fighting Cross-Border Crimes
