Nigerians united to defeat Boko Haram – Hussein Abdullahi

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Yemisi Adeolu

The Federal Government says Nigerians from are united in their resolve to defeat the Boko Haram terrorist group.

Amb. Hussein Abdullahi, former Under-Secretary, Regions and International Organisations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated this while delivering Nigeria’s statement on ‘Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism’ at the UN headquarters, New York.
Abdullahi regretted that Nigeria was confronted with the challenge of terrorism as manifested in the brutality of Boko Haram activities against the population.

He said, however, the Nigerian Government introduced many measures to fight the terrorist group from different fronts and in compliance with human rights obligations in the fight against terrorism.
“In August, 2016 President Muhammadu Buhari launched the revised National Counter Terrorism Strategy (NACTEST) and urged Nigerians to team up to win the psychological battle against terrorism.

“The President called for multi-sectoral collaboration and urged all government establishments to cue into NACTEST for maximum achievements.
“The revised strategy was meant to confront the dynamism of the perpetrators and involve all stakeholders in the battle by encouraging Nigerians to unite against terror in spite of their religious, tribal and political leanings.

“Since the president’s launch of this revised National Counter Terrorism Strategy, Nigerians have equipped themselves psychologically to win the war against the terrorist group.
“The strategy succeeded in uniting Nigerians from all walks of life towards defeating Boko Haram.
“It also encourages religious leaders to use their various places of worship to enlighten their followers through change of mindset to embrace morality and love of God,” he said.

Abdullahi said with the measures taken by Nigerians and the Federal Government in confronting the Boko Haram terrorist organisation head-on, their activities had been completely degraded.
“Nigerian forces have been able to clear Boko Haram out of many areas in the northeast by reclaiming territories captured by the organisation and restoring peace and stability in the affected states.

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