Nigeria strengthens security ties with EU – Defence Minister
By Faith AM
The Minister of Defence Mohammed Badaru Abubakar has on Monday said that Nigeria needs to work deeply on security and defence collaboration and relationship with other nations to fight terrorism.
He stated this on Monday in Abuja while hosting Director, Peace Partnership and Crisis Management Department of the European External Action Service in Brussels, Mr. Casmin Dirban.
This is contained in a statement by the Personal Assistant on Media and Publicity to the Minister, Mati Ali and made available to FMBlog on Monday.
Furthermore, the meeting discussed the improvement of cooperation on security to fight terrorism and banditry.
Badaru called for a deliberate effort to look for more areas of collaboration with Nigeria on defence and security matters.
Earlier, Mr. Casmin Dirban accompanied by the European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ambassador Gautier Mignot, noted the existing bilateral cooperation between the two countries and expressed a desire for stronger relations.
