Posted on: 01:06 Sun, 17 Apr 2016



President Muhammadu Buhari, on
Saturday, stated that terrorist
group, Boko Haram, has been
largely degraded hence it is
impossible for the group to hold
any territory within Nigeria.

The President stated this at the 13th
summit of the Organisation of
Islamic Countries (OIC) in Istanbul,
Turkey.

Buhari, who was represented by the
Minister of Education, Adamu
Adamu, said that all the territories
previously held by the sect has
been taken back by government
forces and their camps destroyed.

While noting that a vast majority of
the terror group’s leadership had
either surrendered or have been
arrested, the President thanked
neighboring countries (Niger, Chad,
Cameroon and Benin) for their help
in the fight against terror.

“A multiplicity of crises and
conflicts litter the entire landscape
of the Muslim World – from West
and North Africa through Central
Asia to the Indian subcontinent;
from Jammu and Kashmir to
Jakarta.”

“And from the Arabian Peninsula
and the Near East to the Balkans;
many member-states are embroiled
in conflicts threatening their very
existence and taking an
unacceptable toll in human lives
and destruction of critical
infrastructure.”

“Muslim minorities in non-
member-states like Myammar,
Philippines, Thailand and China;
and Muslim migrants in the West
are still facing serious political,
cultural and economic challenges or
outright persecution.”

He further urged the OIC to work
towards ensuring peace and justice
for Palestinians.