President Muhammadu Buhari has insisted that as far as Libya remains unstable, illegal arms and ammunition will continue to flow into Nigeria and other countries in the Sahel region, stating that the closure of Nigeria’s land borders for almost one year did not stop the inflow of arms and ammunition into the country.
The president expressed concern about security in Nigeria and the Sahel during a meeting yesterday at the State House, Abuja, with the outgoing Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas.
Also yesterday, North-west governors met in Abuja over the rising insecurity in the zone even as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha, charged states to evolve mechanisms for securing forest reserves, which fall under their purview, and have been turned into bandits’ enclaves.
Establishing a link between the ongoing insecurity in the Sahel and Libya, Buhari said the late President Muammar Gadaffi held a firm grip on power in Libya for 42 years by recruiting armed guards from different countries, who then escaped with their arms when the Libyan strongman was killed.
He said: “The armed guards didn’t learn any other skill than to shoot and kill. So, they are a problem all over the Sahel countries today.
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