Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Aminu Wali, has called on the International Community especially the United States of America, to help proffer a long term solution for combating the wave of terrorism in the county.
He made this call, when the United States Undersecretary of State for Civilian Security Democracy and Human Rights, Ms Sarah Seulall paid him a courtesy visit recently in Abuja.
He said the Federal Government welcomed the United States willingness to help rescue and bring back the Chibok secondary school girls abducted in Borno state by Boko Haram.
According to Wali, the United States has historically been a defender of human rights and has always been in the forefront in promoting democracy, peace and security globally.
The Foreign Affairs Minister reiterated the need for a united front in combating terrorism because “unless we fight terrorism, it is bound to affect the West African sub-region and ultimately the whole continent.
He observed that it took the abduction of the Chibok girls to get the attention of international community to appreciate the magnitude of the challenges, the Federal Government was facing in order to curb the insurgency, adding that terrorism was a global issue and not limited to Nigeria.
Similarly, he solicited for technical support and capacity building for combating the insurgents whom he accused of trying to truncate Nigeria’s nascent democracy.
Responding the US Undersecretary of State noted that the abduction of the young girls in Chibok and the response of the global community underscored their commitment and gave the assurance that her country was to prepared to render assistance to Nigeria.
