Tinubu heads to Rome for counter-terrorism meeting

Tinubu heads to Rome for counter-terrorism meeting

 President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja today for Rome, the
capital of Italy, to participate in the Aqaba Process heads of state and
government level meeting.

 

The Aqaba Process meeting is a counter-terrorism initiative
launched by King Abdullah II of Jordan in 2015.

 

It is co–chaired by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the
Italian government.

 

A statement by Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the
president on information and strategy, said the meeting focuses on security
crisis in West Africa.

 

 

The meeting, which will begin on October 14, will bring
together heads of state and government, senior intelligence and military
officials from African countries, and representatives of intergovernmental and
non-governmental organisations to discuss the evolving security challenges in
West Africa.

 

The meeting recognises the complex security challenges
confronting West Africa, including the expansion of terrorist networks, the
growing crime-terror nexus and the increasing overlap between land-based
terrorism in the Sahel and the maritime piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.

 

According to the statement, participants at the meeting will
exchange assessments of the current security landscape in West Africa and
foster collaboration between regional and international partners to address
cross-border security challenges.

 

Participants will also develop strategies to counter the
terror threat on land and the sea.

 

The meeting will discuss ideas on how to coordinate efforts
to combat online radicalisation and disrupt digital networks that facilitate
terrorist propaganda and recruitment.

 

In addition to attending the plenary sessions of the Aqaba
meeting, Tinubu will hold bilateral talks with other leaders to explore ways of
addressing the rising security challenges across the subregion.

 

Tinubu will be accompanied by Bianca Ojukwu, minister of
state for foreign affairs; Mohammed Badaru, minister of defence; Nuhu Ribadu,
national security adviser (NSA); Mohammed Mohammed, director-general of the
National Intelligence Agency (NIA); and other government officials.

Source: Tinubu heads to Rome for counter-terrorism meeting

 - NigerianEye

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