The Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC) has pledged its commitment to support and collaborate with the Nigerian government in the fight against terrorism in line with its core values and strategic objectives.
The commitment was reached after a meeting held behind closed door between the representatives of the Saudi Minister of Defence, Chief of Joint Staff , Secretary General of IMCTC, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defence and other major stake holders of the Saudi Government who all attended the session.
At the meeting, the old and strong cordial relationship that has long existed between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia was also emphasised.
Others included issues of collaboration, transfer of military technology and Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) on security cooperation that were also discussed during the meeting.
It was envisaged that the very important decisions reached at the meeting would eventually improve collaboration in the fight against terrorism globally and subsequently enhance counter-terrorism and security efforts across the African Sahel region which would eventually aid in further degrading the operations and activities of Boko Haram.
Islamic State – West Africa Province (ISWAP) and other terrorist groups in Nigeria.
Earlier, the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, set an agenda for the meeting by drawing attention to issues of terrorism in Nigeria.
He pointed out the negative impact of Boko Haram, ISWAP and other terrorist groups including the efforts of the present Nigerian administration of President Bola Tinubu against terrorism in particular and security in general all of which were highly appreciated by the Coalition.
Matawalle attended the second meeting of Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC) Defence Ministers’ Council in Riyadh Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
The meeting was chaired by the Saudi Minister of Defence who is also the Chairman Council of Defence Ministers of IMCTC member countries, His Royal Highness Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Sa’ad.
