The Centre for Africa Liberation and Socio-Economic Rights (CALSER) has written an open letter to the United States Ambassador to Nigeria over the complicity of France and Francophone nations in promoting terrorism.
CALSER, in the letter dated Monday 29th June and signed by Executive Director, Evelyn Otairu, reiterated that the threat posed by Boko Haram terrorists is real, especially after they formed a dangerous alliance with Nigeria’s Francophone neighbours.
The group, while acknowledging the achievements of the Nigerian troops questioned the commitment of other nations, with little or no operations and funding of the Multinational Joint Task Force established and authorized by the African Union.
According to the group, “whenever the terrorists come under heavy military bombardment in Nigeria, they retreat to these countries using the Lake Chad Basin region, and from where they regroup and launch attacks in Nigeria”.
More worrisome, CALSER added, is the heavy presence of over 5000 French anti-insurgent troop under the code name Operation Barkhane in Ndjamena.
The centre further blamed the large consignments of arms and ammunitions on the porous Francophone routes.
CALSER, therefore, called on the US to come to the aid of ” Nigeria in addressing the Boko Haram terrorist activities as it is evident that Nigeria is up against a force greater than Boko Haram itself”.
It appealed to the Americans to go after the international sponsors of terrorists.