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April 14, 2019
President MuhammaduBuhari stresses the need for wider cooperation among countries of the Sahel andSahara regions to counter the infiltration of small arms to Nigeria.
The president made thecall at the one-day Extraordinary Session of the Conference of Heads of Stateand Government of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States CEN-SAD in N’Djamena,Chadi.
The Presidentmaintained that the call had become imperative as such illegal arms wereflowing into the hands of militia forces, bandits and insurgents who arebecoming a threat to human rights and internal security.
According to him, hisadministration has worked closely with immediate neighbours in the last fewyears to stem the widespread availability of small arms and light weaponsmaking their way into Nigeria.President Buhari, howevernoted that very disturbing recent developments had impelled the administrationto seek support from a wider circle of countries if the illegal inflows are tobe curtailed.