Joseph Ushigiale With Agency Reports
28 February 2009
Lagos — Nigeria 's Foreign Affairs Minister Ojo Maduekwe during the week visited President Theodore Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea over the recent attack on the presidential palace in Malabo.
According to agency report, the minister said Nigeria would confront the criminal elements whose plan is to disturb the stability of the African continent.
Maduekwe delivered a special message of solidarity from President Umaru Yar'Adua to his counterpart in Equatorial Guinea, noting that the President also condemned the recent attack on the presidential palace in Equatorial Guinea by some unknown gunmen.
Only a fortnight ago, security forces in Equatorial Guinea repelled an attack on the Presidential Palace.
Government officials in Equatorial Guinea had blamed the attack on militants from the Niger Delta. The Nigerian government has since denied it.
A source familiar with what transpired duirng the meeting in Malabo quoted Maduekwe as saying that the attack had compelled the two countries to collaborate to forestall a recurrence.
The source also added that the minister assured his host that Nigeria would continue to extend her hands of solidarity and understanding to the people of Equatorial Guinea. It added that the security of Equatorial Guinea and that of Nigeria are inseparable.
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