President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the regime of the late Muammar Gaddafi, former president of Libya, as one that produced violent people whose mission is to foment trouble and kill people indiscriminately.
President Buhari stated this while receiving Louise Mushikiwabo, Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs, who came as special envoy of President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, at the State House, Abuja, Tuesday, January 9.
The president revealed this in a tweet:
"Gaddafi's long rule produced many people, whose only skill is how to shoot guns. Now, they are scattered around the continent, still with their weapons, & fomenting trouble." — Pres @MBuhari speaking today on Africa's security challenges, while welcoming Rwandan Foreign Minister
President Buhari, in a report by Vanguard, further added Nigeria had taken it upon herself to bring back 5037 of her citizens who are stranded in Libya.
He said: “Illegal migration is now a major issue in Africa. Many dare the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea to get into Europe, and many die in the process. Or they get into trouble, as we now see in Libya. I don’t envy our position, as many Blacks claim to be Nigerians, even when they are not.
Previous reported said that Saif al-Islam, the son of Muammar Gaddafi, would be contesting the country's 2018 elections.
The family spokesman, Basem al-Hashimi al-Soul said Saif al-Islam had prepared a platform and will announce his plans to run soon.
Gaddafi's second oldest son was seen by some as a potential reformist successor to his father in the years before 2011 and remains a key figure for Gaddafi's loyalists, Daily Mail reports.
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