The Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States, has expressed its support for the steps taken by the Nigerian Government to address terrorism and insurgency in the northern part of the country.

Speaker of the parliament, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, on Monday declared the stand of the regional body at the closing of its 2013 First Ordinary Session.

Ekweremadu said, “We support the Nigerian Government in taking every necessary and legitimate measure to contain terrorism in the country.

“We believe that Nigeria is at the forefront of the fight against terrorism in the sub-region and she must as a matter of fact wage successful war against terrorism in her territory to be able to assist fight terrorism and insurgency in other parts of West Africa.”

He also called for greater security cooperation between the ECOWAS and the Central African Economic and Monetary Community, CEMAC, to contain all forms of insurgency and terrorism in their member states.
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