NIGERIA RECEIVES FOREIGN AID AGAINST INSURGENCY IN NIGERIA

The ruthless invasion by the Boko Haram sect of the Government Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State, has become a subject of great concern for the Nigerian government. The international community has also joined forces to end the menace and help secure the freedom and safe return of the abducted school girls.

There have been series of attacks in Nigeria masterminded by the insurgent group since the death of their leader, Yusuf Mohammed. Things came to a head when over 200 girls were abducted from the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok in Borno State on the 15th of April, 2014. They were part of the 250 students who were sitting for the WAEC/SSCE. The sect, according to sources, attacked Chibok town, a distance of 141 kilometers from the capital of the troubled Borno state, Maiduguri at about 10pm. The invasion of the town resulted in monumental loss of lives and property.

Foreign countries like Canada, China, Britain, France and the United States of America have offered to assist Nigeria rescue the girls and end the insurgency. The U.S team is also sending a group of technical experts, skilled personnel in intelligence, investigation, hostage negotiation, information sharing, victims’ assistance and experts in other areas. Britain, France, China and the Israeli government have also weighed in to complement the U.S. effort.

Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has accepted the foreign aid in the effort to rescue the abducted girls and end the Boko Haram menace in Nigeria.

NSCI supports government’s decision for foreign assistance in this regard and calls on all citizens to give the government and its foreign partners maximum support and corporation in the crusade to rid the country of Boko Haram and other aspects of criminality in the country.