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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari claimed in late November that weapons from the Ukraine-Russia war are showing up in the Lake Chad Basin region, where they’re helping terrorist groups and making chronic security problems worse.Addressing leaders at the 16th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC)), Buhari said:Weapons being used for the war in Ukraine and Russia are equally beginning to filter to the region. This illegal movement of arms into the region has heightened the proliferation of small arms and light weapons which continues to threaten our collective peace and security in the region."The statement was signed and released by Buhari’s special advisor on media and publicity
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