Eric Byrne (Dublin South Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I ask because I wish to extend the coverage of this note. It refers to northern Nigeria around Maiduguri and Kano State. I suggest the joint committee should consider carefully what Tony Blair has said about that particular region, which as the Chairman is aware, extends from Niger through the Central African Republic, northern Nigeria and the borders of Cameroon and Chad. Right across this entire region there is revolution by various Muslim fundamentalist groups. The joint committee must address it and the Chairman might help members by asking for Tony Blair's observations on the crisis for their next meeting.