Nigeria’s Chief of the Air Staff, CAS, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, says the withdrawal of the Alliance of Sahel States from ECOWAS has disrupted existing security frameworks.......CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM THE SOURCE>>>>>
Abubakar also said that plans by Chad to pull out of the Multinational Joint Task Force will affect the ability of the joint security force to conduct operations.
Air Marshal Abubakar stated this at a review meeting with Field Commanders in Abuja, adding that terror group’s use of drones carrying locally fabricated grenades in a kamikaze role to attack troops in Damboa last year indicates the growing efforts of terrorists to proliferate drone attack technology.
He stressed that it has become critical to implement a comprehensive and integrated Counter-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle system to safeguard troops and air assets.
Recall that on January 29, 2025, the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, confirmed the exit of three of its former members Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger Republic upon the expiration of a one-year notice period.
ECOWAS, however, in the spirit of regional solidarity, asked its member countries to still recognise the national passports of the three exiting countries bearing the ECOWAS logo until further notice.
Their exit from the bloc is said to have fractured the region and is leaving the ECOWAS grouping with an uncertain future.
The three junta-led countries formally notified ECOWAS of their plan for an immediate withdrawal in January 2024, citing the organisation’s excessive dependence on France in particular.