Nigeria lauds global endorsement of its fight against terrorism
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LAGOS, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria has hailed the recent global endorsement of its fight against terrorism, as contained in the 2017 Global Terrorism Index of the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP).
Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, in a statement sent to Xinhua on Sunday, expressed delight at the report, which showed that the largest decrease in terrorism deaths globally occurred in Nigeria.
Mohammed added the report specifically showed that terrorism deaths attributed to Boko Haram fell by 80 percent in 2016, noting that it was also encouraging that for the second consecutive year, the total number of deaths was down with a 13 percent Year-On-Year reduction.
He said compared to 2015, with countries most affected by terrorism - Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nigeria recorded 33 percent fewer deaths.
The minister said the progress made by Nigeria in the fight against terrorism, since President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office in 2015, was duly acknowledged by the Executive Chairman of IEP, Steve Killelea.
"The decline of Boko Haram in Nigeria is having a positive ripple effect, with Cameroon, Chad and Niger collectively recording 75 percent fewer deaths," Killelea was quoted by the report as saying.
Mohammed said Nigeria's success in the fight against terrorism was a direct result of the leadership provided by President Buhari.
He said the president did not just provide the enabling environment for the Nigerian military to regain its lost glory in the fight against terrorism, but also rallied Nigeria's neighbors to forge a wide, sub-regional front against Boko Haram.
The minister recalled that President Buhari, in his inaugural speech on May 29. 2015, directed the relocation of the command center of the fight against Boko Haram to Maiduguri.
He said the 2017 Global Terrorism Index would provide a fresh shot in the arm for the Administration to continue its efforts to wipe out the vestige of Boko Haram, and to tackle all other forms of insecurity facing the nation. Enditem
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