Defence minister reiterates FG’s commitment to war against terrorism

…As NSA, CDS, Service Chiefs, others meet IMCTC delegation

The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has reiterated the unflinching commitment of the federal government to the war against terrorism and other organised crimes threatening the nation.
This was disclosed in a statement Wednesday by head strategic communications, National Counter Terrorism Centre, (ONSA) Abu Michael.

According to the statement, the minister restated the commitment when the National Coordinator of the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), Major General Adamu Garba Laka led the Secretary General of the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Major General Mohammed Bin Saeed Al-Moghedi who was ahead of the IMCTC delegation to the Ministry of Defence in Abuja.
Abubakar expressed the country’s readiness to partner with the IMCTC to strengthen the war against terrorism in order to free the country and the world from terrorists and other non-state armed groups.
He urged the IMCTC leadership to work closely with the NCTC under General Laka who has been utterly committed to the counter terrorism efforts, while pledging the support of his ministry to all counter terrorism efforts.

He pledged to discuss with the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa to reactivate the deployment of officers of the Nigerian Military to the IMCTC and other training programmes designed to boost the existing relationship between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia.

Meanwhile, General Laka also led the IMCTC delegation to a meeting with the National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu; the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa; the Chief of Defence Intelligence, Major General Emmanuel Undiandeye; and interaction with service chiefs as part of the strategic engagement towards aggregating holistic actions against terrorism and activities of non-state armed groups.