President Muhammadu Buhari says
the battle against Boko Haram is a fight to the finish and the insurgents will
be wiped out from the region.
The president said this at the
extra-ordinary summit of heads of state and government of the Lake Chad basin
commission and Benin in Abuja on Saturday.
He lamented that the region had
suffered decades of neglect and poor infrastructural development in the last
eight years of the Boko Haram crisis.
Buhari asked leaders to be
mindful of the fact that the military may not provide the desired results
alone, while there is a need to also pursue a developmental approach to ending
the crisis in the area.
“The time has come for the evil
of Boko Haram to be brought to a definitive end. I am sure that this summit
will take the right decisions in this regard. This is a fight to the finish. We
must, and we will, by the grace of God, wipe out terrorism from our sub-region,”
Buhari said.
“The Lake Chad region has
suffered decades of neglect and poor infrastructural development, the Boko
Haram crisis in the last eight (8) years has worsened its already bad
situation. We must take cognizance of the fact that sustainable growth and
development of the sub-region is dependent on the quick attainment of peace and
stability in the area.
“We must put an end to the crisis
in the sub-region to enable meaningful development for its people. We must
remain resolute and committed in our collective efforts at attaining peace as
well as eradicating terrorism and violent extremism from the sub-region.
“To our esteemed partners and the
larger international community, we appreciate your valuable support and
contributions in helping with the resultant humanitarian crisis. We thank you
for intelligence sharing and operations in our determination to defeat Boko
Haram and its affiliates.
“We, however, solicit greater
cooperation and additional assistance to the LCBC/MNJTF to completely end the
menace of Boko Haram and eradicate it from the sub-region. Such an outcome
would add to global peace and security.
“Our military strategy must be
complemented by the mobilization and deployment of adequate resources to ensure
the reconstruction, rehabilitation and rebuilding of civil authority, as well
as the provision of relief and succor for the affected.”
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