Terrorism: Buhari, Abe, Uhuru, others discuss response
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe and 34 other African leaders have opened the Sixth Tokyo International Cooperation for Africa (TICAD VI), in Nairobi, Kenya, with the first day addressing the efforts to roll back the negative effects of terrorism in Nigeria and other African countries.
In his remarks at the plenary session of the two-day summit on Saturday, Buhari spoke of the successes of his administration in degrading the Boko Haram terrorist organisation, noting that life was returning to normal in the areas the insurgents previously occupied.
He assured that Nigeria will diligently ensure full rehabilitation of victims of Boko Haram and find lasting solutions to combat threats of terrorism in the country.
President Buhari said with Boko Haram degraded, the reintegration of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the country will receive immediate attention.
He acknowledged Japanese assistance through UNICEF in the rehabilitation of the victims and commended development partners for their work geared towards improving the lives of some two million IDPs in the country.
“The bottom line is that these problems are our primary responsibility. We must tackle them and find lasting solutions for ourselves,” he said.
President Buhari told the summit also being attended by chief executives of at least 80 major companies from Japan, that international cooperation with Nigeria was central in the decimation of Boko Haram terror group.
According to him, “I took over the mantle of leadership in Nigeria when the
