On Tuesday, March 15, 2016, Nigeria signed an agreement with equally oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, to establish a joint Maritime Policing and Security Patrol Committee.
The agreement which was signed in Malabo, the capital city of Equatorial Guinea, report says is expected to boost security in the Gulf of Guinea and help in checking piracy, crude oil theft, sabotage of oil rigs and arms smuggling. The two countries also agreed to discuss greater cooperation on oil and gas production and a bilateral trade agreement. Other pressing issues raised during the two day visit of Muhammadu Buhari to Equatorial Guinea include sub-regional, regional and international issues including terrorism, violent extremism and the state of the global economy, especially as it affects Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea.
Before he returned to Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, was conferred with the Highest Equatorial Guinea National Honour by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, for his "personal integrity and exemplary leadership".
Before he returned to Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, was conferred with the Highest Equatorial Guinea National Honour by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, for his "personal integrity and exemplary leadership".
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