President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday assured
that the Nigerian Government would diligently
ensure full rehabilitation of victims of Boko Haram
insurgency and find lasting solutions to threats of
terrorism.
The President, according to a statement issued by his
Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity,
Malam Garba Shehu, spoke at the opening of the 6th
Tokyo International Conference on African
Development (TICAD VI), in Nairobi, Kenya.
He insisted that Boko Haram terrorists had been
degraded, adding that reintegration of Internally
Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the country had been
receiving huge and immediate attention.
While acknowledging the Japanese Government’s
support through UNICEF in the rehabilitation of Boko
Haram victims, President Buhari commended
development partners for their work geared toward
improving the lives of about two million IDPs in the
country.
He said, “ The bottom line is that these problems are
our primary responsibility. We must tackle them and
find lasting solutions for ourselves.
“I took over the mantle of leadership in Nigeria when
the North eastern part of the country was being
ravaged by Boko Haram.
”However, soon after assumption of office, our
administration with the support of our immediate
neighbours — Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Benin-
and international partners including Japan, faced the
challenge frontally. `
“As I speak the terror group has been decimated and
life is beginning to return to normal in the affected
region.
“The challenge we currently face which is also being
addressed, is that of the IDPs which number over two
million to get them re-integrated with their families
and their original homes.”