Chambas advocates regional collaboration for security threats in Sahel

Chambas advocates

Chambas advocates regional collaboration for security
threats in Sahel

The Representative of the United Nations (UN) Secretary General
to West Africa and the Sahel, Mohammed Ibn Chambas, has emphasized
the need for regional partnership and a robust continental
collaboration among key stakeholders to address emerging security
threats bedevilling the Sahel region and Africa in extension.

He made the appeal during a graduation lecture organized by the
Nigerian Army War College for participants of the College’s Course
3/2019, in Abuja.

Chambas, who spoke on “Emerging Non-Traditional Threats in the
Sahel and Implications for National Security,” said the killing of
Libya’s Muhammar Gaddafi and the subsequent breakdown of law and
order in the North African country, have been the major
contributors to the instability plaguing the larger part of the
Sahara region.

The respected diplomat, added that the flow of weapons from
looted Libyan military stockpiles into the surrounding countries
have galvanized existing political oppositions, separatist
movements, transnational militant groups, and human trafficking,
among others security challenges.

He lauded the College for producing the leadership of several
peacekeeping missions in Africa, saying the real impact of the
College is visible in the Nigerian Armed Forces.

While saluting the visionary leadership of Lieutenant General
Tukur Yusuf Buratai, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Ibn Chambas,
described the giant strides of the COAS and the War College as a
positive force multiplier in the search for global peace and
security.

Let. Gen. Buratai, while felicitating with the course
participants on their graduation, also underscored the need for
effective synergy among nations of the Lake Chad and Sahel region,
in order to address the lingering crisis of insecurity and violent
militia groups.

In his welcome address, Major General Charles Ofoche, the
Commandant of the College, disclosed that the lecture is a major
event of the College and a key activity of the graduation ceremony,
saying the knowledge gained during the course is geared towards
enhancing the capacity of the officers to function effectively to
address emerging security threats.

He explained that the topic was carefully selected in view of
the myriads of factors that have exacerbated the vulnerabilities of
the Sahel, and also created a conducive atmosphere for emerging
security threats to thrive in the region.

By PRNigeria^[1]