Boko Haram's threat not over- Minister

Onyeama: Nigeria’s Foreign affairs Minister

The ruinous exercises of the Boko Haram psychological oppressor assemble are not finished but rather been extraordinarily shortened, foreign affairs minister Geoffrey Onyeama says.

Onyeama told the Journalist of the News Agency of Nigeria in New York that dangers from the Boko Haram extremists were, be that as it may, not yet finished. 

He noticed the instances of suicide assaults on vulnerable objectives and the snatching of regular citizens however said the organization was no longer in all out attack mode. 

He additionally encouraged the global group to understand that the battle against Boko Haram was not an ordinary fighting. 

“This is a fight that sometimes you don’t even know who you’re fighting. So you have to be careful because someone you think is a friend can turn out to be an enemy.”

As per him, the capacity of the organization had been debilitated through the definitive initiative gave by President Muhammadu Buhari and the military. 

“The Boko Haram crushing was used in a context. Before the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration came into power, Boko Haram captured territories.

“Boko Haram was an existential threat. But today, they are no longer holding any territory; they now only engage in soft targets,” he stated.

As indicated by him, the Government will keep on cooperating with the universal group to share system to conquer the security challenge. 

“We will use the General Assembly to continue to strategise against Boko Haram.

“I am happy to announce that the present U.S. administration has made weapons available to Nigeria in the fight against Boko Haram,” Onyeama said.

He lamented that the U.S. Government declined to pitch weapons to Nigeria eventually yet that the position had since changed with organization of President Donald Trump. 

“I think the problem to certain extent was really not too much with the executive of the U.S. Government but the legislature, the Congress.

“There were a number of Congressmen that were holding out against it. President Donald Trump came in and he gave our President the assurance that he will get these weapons to Nigeria.

“So obviously he’s been able to convince those Congressmen who were opposed to it,” he said.

He lamented the colossal helpful difficulties caused by the exercises of Boko Haram psychological militants in the upper east. 

As indicated by him, Nigeria will arrange a side-occasion amid the 72nd of the UN General Get together to attract worldwide thoughtfulness regarding the gravity of the helpful test in upper east. 

Onyeama recognized UN, accomplices and the contributor nations for their commitments towards tending to the compassionate test. 

The pastor stated: "At the Oslo Meeting on Nigeria and Lake Chad Bowl, numerous nations made vows and the vows are being reclaimed. 

“But several factors responsible for the crisis in the region must also be addressed. Looking at the root causes of Boko Haram, climate change played a key role.

“The shrinking of Lake Chad played a role. The Lake has shrunk by about 90 per cent. So we are appealing to the international community to recharge the Lake Chad.”


Onyeama said the Nigerian appointment at UNGA 72 would likewise offer need to pulling in help for the inside uprooted people because of fear monger acts and late flooding and in addition alleviating the impacts of Environmental Change. 
Credit: (NAN)


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