As Nigerian military continues to wage war against the Islamist militants group, Boko Haram in northern Nigeria, former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has advised the Federal; Government on what to do to end the sect’s insurgency.
Annan, who is in Nigeria to support next month’s general election in the country, while speaking on BBC World Service Radio stated that what the Nigerian military needs to do is to “talk to Boko Haram, as well as maintaining military pressure”.
Koffi Annan
According to Annan, the Nigerian government should not only use force against the insurgents but should instead also try to reach out to the terrorists to find out those sponsoring the Islamist group.
In his words: “In this kind of situation, you don’t have one policy you have to reach out to the terrorists to find out those behind them and that doesn’t mean the military should stop the use of force.”
Why commenting on how the huge number of internally displaced people in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa State would be able to cast their votes in next month’s general elections, Annan informed that those conducting the polls in Nigeria have told him that elections would hold in various camps of the displaced people in northern Nigeria.
Nigerian military men fighting Boko Haram.
The former UN secretary-general said he hoped whoever wins the Nigerian election will focus on ending the insurgency before it spreads further.
He said the international community can help, but cannot solve Nigeria’s problems.
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