“Boko Haram No Longer A Threat In Nigeria” — Says Buhari

According to a statement on Sunday by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to president Muhammadu Buhari, Mr Femi Adeshina, the President during a bilateral meeting with the Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hammad Al-Thani, on Sunday said since he came into power in 2015 his administration has been able to defeat boko haram to a stage that it is no longer in a position to cause serious threat to his administration’s development programmes.

Also at the meeting, the President spoke about the situation in the Middle East and commended the role Qatar is playing in resolving the present Syrian crisis.

The conflicts in Yemen and Syria, with their attendant humanitarian crisis, need genuine international effort to solve.

Nigeria as a peace-loving country identifies with the State of Qatar in all her peace efforts in the world to end terrorist activities. Continue...

Nigeria is a victim of terrorism. It is with heavy heart that I stand before you and say activities of Boko Haram have led to loss of many lives and displacement of innocent people in our dear nation.

We, however, take pride to inform you that since our coming to power, Boko Haram has been systematically decimated and are in no position to cause serious threat to our development programmes.

I wish to reiterate that Nigeria rejects violence and extremism in all their ramifications, and we assure Your Highness that we are with the State of Qatar in your efforts to fight terrorism and injustice in your region and in the world at large,” President Muhammadu Buhari said.