Nigeria soldiers need foreign assistance to defeat Boko Haram – APC

The All Progressives Congress has declared that Nigerian soldiers need foreign assistance if they are to defeat the insurgents of Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram.

The APC says the nation’s security forces cannot fight the insurgents alone and as such, President Muhammadu Buhari should be praised, and not criticised for his “shuttle diplomacy” aimed at forging a stronger regional front against Boko Haram insurgency.

In a statement issued on Saturday by APC’s National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, the party stated that the insurgency, which started off as a Nigerian problem, had now become a regional problem.

APC posited that terrorism had become a global dimension, hence, no nation, including the United States of America, could fight the growing menace alone.

“This is why even in our days in opposition, we advocated a regional solution to the crisis,” the APC said.

The statement further said that Buhari’s trip to Niger and Chad, shows that the President understands the regional dimension that the insurgency has assumed, and that Nigeria must seek the cooperation of its neighbouring countries to yield positive results.

“It is baffling that some opposition politicians wanted Nigeria to go it alone against Boko Haram, even as the terrorist group has taken its battle beyond the shores of Nigeria, to such countries as Cameroon, Chad and Niger.

“It is common knowledge that the terrorists use these countries as launch pads for their attacks against Nigeria, and vice versa, and that they routinely engage in cross-boundary raids.

“Also, Boko Haram’s tentacles have spread as far as Mali, the home base of the Movement for the Unity and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO), a splinter group of the Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb.

“It is no longer a secret that Boko Haram has now affiliated itself to the Islamic State, seeing itself as the West African chapter of the terror group. How then can Nigeria effectively deal with Boko Haram without seeking the assistance of other concerned countries?”

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