The chairman,Presidential Committee on North East
Initiatives (PCNI) retired Lt. General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma yesterday gave an estimate for rebuilding Boko Haram devastated north east at above N2 trillion.

Danjuma made this known while delivering a speech
at a National Security Seminar with the theme
“Internally Displaced Persons and Post Conflict Peace
Building in Nigeria” organized by the Alumni
Association of the National Defence College
(AANDEC), in Abuja.
He said while foreign donors have their roles to play
Nigerians must obey the rules and conditions that
come with such donations so as not to disgrace the
country and betray victims who have been displaced
from the region.
Danjuma said the rebuilding of the north east would
demand maximum cooperation and resources
especially in the most affected states of Adamawa,
Borno and Yobe, which he says will involve the
massive reconstruction of physical infrastructure.
He added that more challenging would be the
rebuilding of peace and social cohesion as well as the
economic base.
Besides, he said the return and reintegration of the
displaced people, the restoration of lives of the
affected and peace building efforts that will foster
reconciliation are very crucial at this stage.
Danjuma explained that: “Critical to this must be the
promotion of dialogue, understanding and
countering the appeals of terrorism, ensuring the
security of individuals and communities, while
respecting their human rights.”
He lamented that despite the commendable efforts of
the present administration in an intensified fight
against terrorism and achieving a technical defeat of
insurgents the war is still raging.
The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali who was
represented by the Permanent Secretary in the
ministry Danjuma Sheni said the Presidency was
making serious efforts to resettle victims of Boko
Haram insurgency back to their homes.
He stated that while terrorism has taken a frightening
dimension all over the world, terrorism in Nigeria is
worsened by corruption.
President of AANDEC, retired Brigadier General
Jonathan Temlong stated the importance of putting in
place a legal framework to deal with Internally
Displaced Persons (IDPs) issues arising from various
forms of conflicts and disasters.