Experts urge stronger cooperation against insecurity in Nigeria
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on ThisDay
Experts meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly called for greater intelligence-sharing and regional cooperation against terrorism, banditry and transnational crime in Nigeria. They also urged the involvement of communities and international partners amid divisions in the Sahel, ThisDay reports.
Experts called for stronger cooperation between Nigeria, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union, neighbouring countries and international partners to combat terrorism, banditry and transnational crime. They spoke at a meeting held on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, according to Nigerian newspaper ThisDay.
Participants recommended, among other measures, intelligence-sharing, the involvement of local communities and economic recovery. They stressed that insecurity in the Sahel crosses national borders and that political divisions between states complicate the regional response, ThisDay reports.
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