By Linus Aleke, Abuja
The Minister of Defence, Muhammed Badaru Abubakar, has called on the Libyan Government to join hands with the Nigerian Government to tackle the proliferation of small arms and light weapons as well as the trafficking of illicit drugs from Libya to Nigeria.
Director of Press, Ministry of Defence, Mr Henshaw Ogubike, in a statement, said the Minister made the call when he had an audience with the delegation of Libyan National Security Agency on the sideline of the high-level African Counterterrorism meeting in Abuja.
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He said that for the safety and stability of both countries and their citizens, there was a need to work together in checking the widespread of arms and light weapon proliferation.
Badaru and the Libyan delegations led by General Mohammed Azain discussed other pressing security issues affecting both countries.
The statement concluded that the two state officials also discussed the issue of cooperation, and sharing of intelligence and Information that would assist in policy planning and direction among the two countries.
