The Federal Government of Nigeria
has insisted that the Boko Haram sect has been degraded.
It, however, blamed the
resurgence of the insurgents on the “remnants” operating within the Lake Chad
Basin, insisting that the dreaded insurgents have been totally degraded.
This claim came barely one week
after over 100 soldiers were killed by the insurgents in Melete area of Borno
State.
Speaking with newsmen in Abuja
after the groundbreaking ceremony and unveiling of the prototype design of the
technology building to house the command and control centre of the Nigeria
Immigration Service (NIS), Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau,
said the project when completed would facilitate efficiency in the security of
the country.
Dambazau said: “Of course, there
is no doubt that Boko Haram has been degraded. Don’t forget the fact that in
2015 when this government came in, about 14 local governments were under Boko
Haram control. That is not the case today.
“What is happening now is just
within the Lake Chad Basin; and don’t forget that it is the responsibility of
four countries – Nigeria, Cameron, Niger and Chad – and this is where we have
Lake Chad Basin Authority.
“So, to be able to deal with
this, this is why President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, was in Chad to discuss
this fundamental issue on how to deal with the situation. You know the fact
that some of them (Boko Haram) launched these aggressive attacks from the
territory of Chad or Niger. So, absolutely to deal with this situation requires
the efforts of the four countries, and this is precisely why the President is in
Chad to discuss the issue.”
“First, it will protect our data;
second, to have easy access to the data and thirdly, to be sure that by doing
that we facilitate the efficiency in terms of service delivery.”
On how the technology building
will address some of the security challenges the country is facing, he said:
“One of the major problems the country is facing is cross-border criminal
activities, trafficking in arms, trafficking in drugs, human trafficking and
terrorism.
“These activities are done by human
beings and there is human beings across borders. So security-wise, we will be
able to distinguish between the right persons and the wrong persons.
“There is going to be an
interface with Interpol, and above all, we will be able to capture the data of every
human being coming into the country and going out. We also going to capture
data of every Nigerian citizens and this certainly will go a long way in
facilitating efficiency in terms of security of our country.”
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