The federal government Thursday promised to strengthen its border security following the death of President Idriss Deby and the seeming political instability in the country.
Minister of Defence Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (retd) stated this while briefing State House correspondents in Abuja at the special weekly briefing organised by the Presidential Communication Team.
The minister said the absence of Chad’s influence on the border may worsen Nigeria and other neigbouring countries’ security situation.
“If there’s no security in Chad there will be a lot of trouble for all neighbouring countries. But thankfully, we have a lot of ongoing military cooperation, through the Multinational Joint Task Force (MJTF), which we expect to continue. We remain mindful of our borders and developments in Chad.
“When we heard of this unfortunate killing of the Chadian President, we knew that problem is bound to be replicated among neighbouring countries and Nigeria will be most hit by his absence. If there is insecurity in Chad, there will be a lot of problems.
“But thank God, we have a lot of military activities with the Chadian, Niger, Cameroon, we have all that military concern. So, in the name of that multinational Joint Task Force (MJTF), all these countries, including Chad, are contributing countries for the operation.
