By Ebitonye Akpodigha
The need for Nigeria and Israel to strengthen existing bilateral ties between them has been emphasised by the Minister of Interior, Mr Abdulrahman Dambazau.
Mr Dambazau stated this when he received the Ambassador of Israel to Nigeria and the Permanent Representative of Israel to ECOWAS, Mr Guy Feldman in his office in Abuja recently.
He described this as vital considering the enormous security challenges facing the country at this time.
The Minister pointed out that the collaboration between the two countries would greatly assist Nigeria in tackling insecurity in the country.
Earlier, the Ambassador of Israel to Nigeria and Permanent Representative of Israel to ECOWAS, Mr Guy Feldman, said that his visit was to boost Israel’s existing relations with Nigeria and to convey Israeli’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s intention to visit Nigeria.
In a vote of thanks, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Alhaji Muhammad Maccido, thanked the Israeli Ambassador, stating that the partnership would greatly help to build the capacity of the nation’s security personnel.
He said that the Ministry of Interior would be ready to receive the Israeli Prime Minister whenever he would visit the country.
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