Insurgency : " End Of Boko Haram Insurgent in Sight" – President Buhari Tells The World... Full Details Here 👇
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Dakar, Senegal assuredthe international community that the end of Boko Haram terrorists was in sight,even as he hailed the increased cooperation between Nigeria and its neighboursin the fight against terrorism.
Speaking at a Panel of Heads of State at the 3rd DakarInternational Forum on Peace and Security in Africa, the President also assuredthe international community that the security situation in Nigeria had improvedsignificantly.
“About a month ago, I spoke with the President of Chad and Iwas pleased that a number of Chadians and Nigerians that were Boko Haram membersare surrendering to him en-masse. The good news I have is that the end of theraining season has come in the North eastern region of Nigeria.
“Members of the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) arein their respective positions and at an agreed time they will movesimultaneously and spontaneously for us to see the end of Boko Haram. We arenow operating in the Sambisa Forest and as far as Boko Haram is concerned inthe Lake Chad Basin area, I think they are done for,” the President declared.
Highlighting the gains of the cooperation among the LakeChad Basin Commission countries comprising Chad, Niger, Cameroon, BeninRepublic and Nigeria, the Nigerian leader told the gathering that Boko Haram isno longer holding any territory or Local Government Area (LGA) in his country.
“Those who live in the North East know that Boko Haram is nolonger holding a single territory in the 774 LGAs in Nigeria. But they have asystem of using IEDs and they indoctrinate mostly teenage girls and send themto soft targets to churches, mosques and market places. That too is becomingvery rear.
“I think Boko Haram shot themselves in the foot when theygave their ideology a religious connotation by killing children in theirschools, people in the mosque and churches and shouting Allahu Akbar.
“This is a major contradiction as no religion advocateshurting the innocent. You can’t kill people and say Allahu Akbar. You either donot know what you are saying or you don’t believe it,” President Buhari said.
Noting that Nigeria is capable of surmounting its securitychallenges, he appealed to the international community to focus more attentionon addressing piracy in the Gulf of Guinea and unemployment in Nigeria.
‘‘In the southern part of the country, stolen Nigerian crudeis being illegally transported through the Gulf of Guinea and installationsoffshore are being subverted. We also have the problem of unemployment inNigeria. With a population of 180 million people of which 65 per cent are underthe age of 35, young Nigerians are looking for any kind of job to survive.
‘‘We are addressing the situation (unemployment) by turningto agriculture and solid minerals because we are lucky to be blessed witharable land, water and resources,’’ the President noted.
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