He stated this while reacting to the death of the Chadian leader earlier in the week, saying the demise “is undoubtedly a setback for Nigeria’s national security. Deby’s death has the potential to complicate things for Nigeria in the North-East and North-West.”
“Nigeria policy experts must of necessity be very worried now. Since the strategic mistake of the overthrow of Gadaffi by some western forces who cobbled together a motley crowd of Islamists in 2010 and waged war against Libya, the security situation in the Sahel region has rapidly deteriorated.
“Jonathan supported the invasion led by United States and France who backed Islamists to overthrow Gadaffi. The rest is history. “Whatever the internal politics in Chad is, Nigeria’s concern must be our national interest. This is standard international relations and since the treaty of Westphalia in 1641, national security is the primary interest of states,” he added.
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