The UN said on Friday that it has
not received a letter reportedly written by a former President of the Nigerian
Senate, Sen. Ameh Ebute.
Ebute’s letter was reportedly
calling on the UN Security Council to sanction some of Nigeria’s neighbouring
countries for alleged complacency in the fight against the Boko Haram
insurgency.
Ebute was reported to have
addressed the letter to the UN Secretary-General António Guterres, and also
copied the Chief Prosecutor, International Criminal Court, Hague.
However, Mr Stephane
Dujarric, the Spokesman for the Secretary-General, denied knowledge of the
letter.
“I’ve seen the press reports. I have not seen the letter.
“Obviously, the question of sanctions is up for the Council.
“And I think for the UN, for our part, we’ve always counted on the
cooperation of all countries in the Lake Chad Basin in the fight against Boko
Haram,” Dujarric said.
Ebute had said in the letter “that each time the insurgents strike
in Nigeria, they escape into either or all of these countries for refuge,
during which time, they recuperate, re-energise, re-arm and surface to attack
new targets in Nigeria.
“It must be emphasized that the three countries have always been
the entry and exit points for terrorists into and out of Nigeria.
“Since the fall of Sambisa forest, their safest haven in Borno
state, residues of insurgents have relocated to these countries, from where
they stray into Nigerian territories to launch random attacks on soft and
obscure targets,” he said.
The former President of the Senate urged the UN Secretary-General
to invoke relevant instruments, particularly Article 99 of the UN Charter.
He added that the Secretary-General should draw the attention of
the UN Security Council to investigate the “nuances of the consuming terrorism
undercurrents” in Nigeria, which are potent enough to cause international
breach of peace and security.
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