Amazing! See what President Buhari presented to his Cameroonian counterpart (Photos)
– Presidents Buhari, Biya addressed journalists in Abuja
– Biya says that Cameroon was never the base for the Boko Haram insurgents
– Buhari appreciated the assistance of Cameroon in the war against Boko Haram
President Muhammadu Buhari and his Cameroonian counterpart Paul Biya addressed the press at the end of his two-day state visit to Nigeria at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel Abuja on May 4, Wednesday.
The Nigerian leader also made a presentation to Biya and his wife Mrs Chantel Biya.
President Biya of Cameroon told reporters that there was never a time his country denied to assist Nigeria in the fight against the Boko Haram sect.
While he also heard about the accusation that Cameroon was serving as safe haven for the insurgents after unleashing terror in Nigeria, there was no truth in the allegation.
The Cameroonian president who spoke through an interpreter was answering to a question on why Cameroon decided to shelter insurgents witting its territory at a time before the country later changed its mind and decided to join the anti-terror fight.
He answered: “Cameroon was never reluctant in the fight against Boko Haram. Yes, I heard this piece of information. I heard it in New York during conferences that Cameroon serves as a base for Boko Haram.
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“What can Cameroon benefit from that? Are we going to benefit from their ideologies or are we going to benefit from finances? No.
“It was just a bad press and Cameroon remains focused and committed to the fight against Boko Haram.”
President Buhari also debunked rumours that Nigeria was planning to feat resources from the Bakassi peninsular despite the order of the International Court of Justice that ceded the disputed area to Cameroon.
Buhari advised the government and people of Cameroon to keep their minds at peace because Nigeria is a law-abiding country.
Speaking on security, the Nigerian president thanked the Lake Chad Basin Commission, Cameroon and other members of the Multinational Joint Task Force for coming into Nigeria’s territory to free it from the Boko Haram.
“We have a single responsibility to secure our territory. We are grateful to G-7 for their foresight and asking us what we need in terms of intelligence, hardware and all,” Buhari said.
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President Biya of Cameroon arrived in Abuja alongside his wife on May 3 for a two-day state visit.
Boko Haram is seeking to form out a caliphate in north-eastern Nigeria and has staged a campaign of suicide and other attacks in Cameroon, Chad and Niger over the past year, including killing as many as 1,000 in Cameroon.
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