Insurgency A Threat To All West African Countries

A former Chief of Army Staff, General Abdurrahman Dambazau says insurgency has gone beyond being a threat to Nigeria as it now affects about 15 countries in West Africa including the Benin Republic. <br />He says the insecurity has become a regional issue because it is an issue that has engulfed the whole of the Lake Chad Basin region and it is an issue that also has connection with the Sahel region as a whole. <br />He, however, says the countries have now joined the fight against terrorism through the Multinational Joint Task Force established by the Nigerian Government to checkmate trans-border security challenges.