Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi (rtd) has warned that there will be a lot of trouble for Nigeria and all other countries sharing borders with Chad if the security in the West African country escalates.
Magashi, who is the Minister of Defence, made the remark on Thursday at the continued special weekly ministerial briefing held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
He remarks were in reaction to the recent happenings in Chad following the death of President Idriss Deby who died of injuries he sustained while fighting rebels in the north of the Sahel country.
Magashi who admitted that the absence of Chad’s influence on the borders would likely worsen the security situation for neighbouring countries, however, noted that there were a lot of ongoing military operations, through the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), which he said were expected to continue.
“We remain mindful of our borders, and the developments in Chad; we are beefing up security at our borders following the developments in Chad,” the minister told reporters.
