James Heappey, the United Kingdom Minister For Armed Forces, on Tuesday said Britain is committed to improving intelligence sharing with Nigeria.Information Guide Nigeria
According to him, this will help to tackle terrorism and piracy in Lake Chad Basin and Gulf of Guinea.
He disclosed this while speaking with journalists at the British High Commission on Tuesday in Abuja.
NEWS DAIRY reports that James Heappey said UK would support countries within the region to provide their own solutions to the security challenges.
Heappey said: “The reality is that we have an opportunity to improve our intelligence sharing and capability in surveillance and reconnaissance is really important.NYSC Portal
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“The UK can support countries within the region to provide their own solutions to their problems. The fact that intelligence relationship is so immature is a concern, but is also an opportunity.
“The reason our armed forces remain so close is that the relationship is being renewed again and again since independence because we have worked together to address challenges like maritime insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea or terrorism in the Lake Chad basin and we will continue to do so.
“Now, a lot of that is connected to training together, sharing tactics and techniques,” Heappey said.
NEWS DAIRY reports that he noted that both countries have collaborated in naval operations with the UK Royal Navy providing support to Nigeria with a combination of training and developing capability together in the Gulf of Guinea.
He added: “We are in a constant conversation, we need to collaborate to fight the spread of violence in the Sahel, the growing instability in Burkina Faso, the continuing violence in the Lake Chad Basin and the rise of Islamic State In West Africa (ISWAP).”JAMB Result
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