- President Buhari has emphasised the need to curb the flow of terrorism financing
- The president said Nigeria remained committed to supporting counter terrorism efforts within the African Union and the United Nations
- He disclosed that the country has enacted domestic anti-terrorism laws that also deal with related issues such as kidnapping, drug peddling and gun-running
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday, January 26, declared that the military force and law enforcement measures alone could not defeat terrorism.
NAIJ.com gathered that president Buhari said African leaders must adopt what he described as multifaceted approach to tackle the scourge.
Buhari said this at a meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council on the sidelines of the 30th AU Summit holding in in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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According to him, ''Terrorism cannot be defeated only through military force and law enforcement measures. We need to adopt a multifaceted approach of good governance, economic development and creation of job opportunities for our youths.’’
He said Nigeria was gravely concerned over the increasing threats by transnational terrorism and the attendant humanitarian crisis.
He condemned the continued activities of terrorist groups in Africa and around the world and called for more concerted action by the council and the rest of the international community to address the scourge.
The president added: ''For us to combat the threats posed by transnational terrorism, we must first of all address the conditions that are conducive to the spread of extremism, radicalisation and terrorism in our communities.
“We must take collaborative measures to disrupt terrorists recruitment and financing networks. We must find effective ways to stop the movement of foreign fighters.’’
Buhari said Nigeria was encouraged by the sustained multidimensional fight against the Boko Haram and their foreign supporters which led to the degrading of the group, through the multinational joint task force.
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He extolled the efforts of the Lake Chad Basin countries and Benin, the AU and the international community in achieving that feat.
He said the replication of the multinational joint task force model should be encouraged for countering terrorism on the continent.
The president acknowledged that in spite of the achievements so far recorded, there are still some pockets of terrorist activities within the Lake Chad Basin region particularly northeastern part of Nigeria.
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had reported that President Buhari on Saturday, January 27, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, started his four-day engagement. He joined 14 other members of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) to discuss conflict and crisis situations across the continent.
PSC is a standing organ of the AU for the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts.
This was contained in a statement issued by the president’s senior special assistant on media and publicity Malam Garba Shehu in Abuja on Saturday, January 27.
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Source: Naija.ng