NIGERIA COMMITTED TO BEING A RALLYING POINT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST VIOLENT EXTREMISM…PRESIDENT BUHARI

NIGERIA COMMITTED TO BEING A RALLYING POINT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST VIOLENT EXTREMISM…PRESIDENT
BUHARI
President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated the
commitment of Nigeria to playing a leading role in bringing
together countries of the West African sub-region in a
collective security arrangement.
Speaking in Jordan at a security meeting hosted by King
Abdullah II, President Buhari said that with what Nigeria had
gone through, it was ready to share the experiences with a
view to fashioning out comprehensive action plans in
tackling the scourge of violent extremism in the region.
While calling for a stronger and well-coordinated
collaboration, President Buhari said that the joint regional
collaboration under the auspices of the Multinational Joint
Task Force, combined with the efforts of the Nigerian Armed
Forces, had gone a long way to decimate the activities of
extremists in the West African region.
The Nigerian President lamented that insurgents were able
to attract members in their fold because of the insidious
preaching of extremist clerics and called for an action plan
to halt the trend.
President Buhari also urged leaders, especially from the
Muslim world to speak up against the hateful violence
committed by deranged people in the name of Islam.
According to him, “All nations, irrespective of religion should
partner effectively in implementing national, regional and
global action plans to counter violent extremism.”
At the end of the meeting, participants resolved to come up
with concrete action plans that would change the narrative
of violent extremism in the West African sub-region at a
follow-up meeting to be hosted by Nigeria.
Femi Adesina