(From Ministry of Foreign Affairs). The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bashir Aminu Wali, in conjunction with his Defence counterpart, Major General Aliyu Gusau (Rtd) will be hosting a Ministerial meeting of member States of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria)and Benin Republic on Boko Haram insurgency and cross-border terrorism in the sub-region.
The one-day meeting, scheduled to hold on Monday October 13th 2014, is expected to be attended by Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence of Member States.
A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, revealed that the meeting is aimed at reviewing the current security situation arising from the activities of Boko Haram across their common borders and to agree on the adoption of a draft resolution by the African Union and the United Nations Security Council for the establishment of an appropriate legal framework for cross border military operations against Boko haram insurgency in the region.
The Abuja conference will be a follow up to the Extra-ordinary Summit of Lake Chad Basin Commission of member States and Benin Republic held in Niamey, Niger, on 7th October, 2014.
It would be recalled that a similar security meeting on the modus operandi for combating Boko Haram insurgency and terrorism was held in Abuja on September 3rd 2014.
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